"Matriarch" by Yadira Cazares
Matriarch is a series born out of the desire to express Womanhood in all its realms. I want to make images that reflect the power women posses and govern by. In this series I would like to explore how woman endure and prevail in a society that is Patriarchal. Many anthropologist believe true Matriarchal societies never existed and could not exist. Currently, there are no known truly Matriarchal societies even though there are at least 3 known self identifying Matriarchal Societies in the world. Some sociologists go as far as to believe that it is pure feminist fantasy.
I was born into a Matriarchal structure at least 3 generations old. And although it seems that this matriarchal structure is reactionary to absentee fathers, it is also a lot to do to with the 9 to 1 ratio of women born into my family. It is this reality that is also a root to flower I have yet to see bloom. As a brown queer woman I am underrepresented and find it necessary to create visual narrative that also upholds my beliefs, my life, personal and emotional.
So this series is only a beginning to a question? that I do not have an answer to ? and to which I am treating as a purely visual journey.
You can check out some of the paintings in oil on my instagram account @y.cazares.arte and @besomaya.art.gallery.
"Matriarca" por Yadira Cazares
Matriarca es una serie que nace del deseo de expresar condición de mujer en todos sus reinos. Quiero crear imágenes que refleja el poder que las mujeres poseen y gobernan. En esta serie me gustaría explorar cómo la mujer perdura y prevalece en una sociedad que es patriarcal. Muchos antropólogos creen que verdaderas sociedades matriarcales nunca existieron y no podrían existir. Actualmente, no se conoce ningúna sociedad verdaderamente Matriarca a pesar de que hay por lo menos 3 sociedades que se auto-identifican en el mundo. Algunos sociólogos van tan lejos como para creer que es fantasía pura feminista.
Nací en una estructura matriarcal de minimo 3 generaciones de edad. Aunque parece que esta estructura matriarcal podria ser por padres ausentes, la verdad es que tiene mucho que ver con la proporción de 9 a 1 de las mujeres nacidas en mi familia. Es esta realidad la que es también una raíz de flor que todavía no e visto la florar. Siendo una mujer LBGT de color, soy marginalizada y resulta en la necesidad de crear una narrativa visual que mantiene también mis creencias, mi vida, personales y emocionales.
Así que esta serie es sólo un comienzo a una pregunta a la que no tengo una respuesta y a la que estoy tratando como un viaje puramente visual.
Puede ver mas de mi trabajo en mi cuenta de Instagram @y.cazares.arte y @besomaya.art.gallery.
Matriarch is a series born out of the desire to express Womanhood in all its realms. I want to make images that reflect the power women posses and govern by. In this series I would like to explore how woman endure and prevail in a society that is Patriarchal. Many anthropologist believe true Matriarchal societies never existed and could not exist. Currently, there are no known truly Matriarchal societies even though there are at least 3 known self identifying Matriarchal Societies in the world. Some sociologists go as far as to believe that it is pure feminist fantasy.
I was born into a Matriarchal structure at least 3 generations old. And although it seems that this matriarchal structure is reactionary to absentee fathers, it is also a lot to do to with the 9 to 1 ratio of women born into my family. It is this reality that is also a root to flower I have yet to see bloom. As a brown queer woman I am underrepresented and find it necessary to create visual narrative that also upholds my beliefs, my life, personal and emotional.
So this series is only a beginning to a question? that I do not have an answer to ? and to which I am treating as a purely visual journey.
You can check out some of the paintings in oil on my instagram account @y.cazares.arte and @besomaya.art.gallery.
"Matriarca" por Yadira Cazares
Matriarca es una serie que nace del deseo de expresar condición de mujer en todos sus reinos. Quiero crear imágenes que refleja el poder que las mujeres poseen y gobernan. En esta serie me gustaría explorar cómo la mujer perdura y prevalece en una sociedad que es patriarcal. Muchos antropólogos creen que verdaderas sociedades matriarcales nunca existieron y no podrían existir. Actualmente, no se conoce ningúna sociedad verdaderamente Matriarca a pesar de que hay por lo menos 3 sociedades que se auto-identifican en el mundo. Algunos sociólogos van tan lejos como para creer que es fantasía pura feminista.
Nací en una estructura matriarcal de minimo 3 generaciones de edad. Aunque parece que esta estructura matriarcal podria ser por padres ausentes, la verdad es que tiene mucho que ver con la proporción de 9 a 1 de las mujeres nacidas en mi familia. Es esta realidad la que es también una raíz de flor que todavía no e visto la florar. Siendo una mujer LBGT de color, soy marginalizada y resulta en la necesidad de crear una narrativa visual que mantiene también mis creencias, mi vida, personales y emocionales.
Así que esta serie es sólo un comienzo a una pregunta a la que no tengo una respuesta y a la que estoy tratando como un viaje puramente visual.
Puede ver mas de mi trabajo en mi cuenta de Instagram @y.cazares.arte y @besomaya.art.gallery.
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About the artist, Yadira Cazares
Yadira Cazares is a painter, born in Eagle Pass, Texas. Her mediums include oil painting, linocut printmaking and various other mixed mediums. She is also the proud founder and owner of Galeria Beso Maya in Fruitvale/Dimond District, Oakland, California. "My work is inspired by the concept of Identity and utilized as a springboard for personal narrative. Often my work delves into the kaleidoscope of culture, societal norms and gender. I practice art-making because I believe that self-expression heals and has transformative value beyond the souls eye. To this sense I feel I am mostly a storyteller, mirroring the practices of Native American story-telling, of passing on knowledge and healing remedies. Art is an integral piece to the fabric of society and a powerful tool for community building." |