Mel Casas, Humanscape 47, 1968, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 96 in
"Over the course of 20 years, Mel Casas (1929–2014) painted 150 Humanscapes, massive compositions that evoke drive-in movie theaters, Western landscape painting, and classical still lifes. While the San Antonio–based Chicano painter and cofounder of the Con Safos group was highly regarded by local artists, he was relatively underrecognized by art institutions." - Mia Lopez
