Ancient Aztec gods and space-traveling luchadores figure prominently in artist Xavier Garza's new exhibition at Centro Cultural Aztlan.
, opening Friday and running through Aug. 18.
“They were silly movies, but they were fun to watch,” Garza said, and he had no trouble drawing forth plentiful images from memory to recreate scenes in stark, moody black-and-white ink on paper.features contrasted black and white drawings of luchadores.Over 28,000 San Antonians get stories like this delivered to their inboxes for free everyday.Success! You're on the list.
“The story goes that he departs in a raft made of snakes and promises that one day he will return,” Garza said. “The idea being the return of the gods of pre-Columbian myth, but they return to us [as] space travelers.”The most ambitious piece in the show brings all of Garza’s stories together, tying his personal history to the many layers of Chicano heritage.
The artist will attend the exhibition’s opening reception, Friday from 6-9 p.m., and gallerygoers might have a chance to hear Garza weave the tales that inform his art. The paintings and ink drawings are available for purchase, but any viewer can enjoy Garza’s growing catalog of elaborately illustrated bilingual children’s books, fromLucha Libre: The Man in The Silver Mask: A Bilingual Cuento. “I grew up my whole life surrounded by storytellers.
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