“Remnants and the Course of Life”/ “Retazos e Hilo de la Vida”: Sacramento’s La Raza Galería Posada Debuts Multimedia artist Mariana Castro de Ali
The works of Mariana Castro. (Sacramento, CA) The fabric of women’s lives, quite literally, is the subject of multimedia artist Mariana Castro de Ali. Titled “Remnants and the Course of Life”/ “Retazos e Hilo de la Vida,” this exhibit continues La Raza Galería Posada’s 2010 spotlight of Latina artists from both Mexico and California. Castro de Ali’s materials might startle some. “I live in a mundane world; I create art with things that surround me. I use tampons, coffee filters, thread, and tea bags and also use canvases, watercolors and traditional printmaking techniques. I enjoy the juxtapositions of these apparently opposite elements (the traditional materials and the mundane ones), it makes my art credible, real. “ The artist reception will be Friday, July 9 from 5:30-7:30 PM. La Raza Galería Posada is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary cultural center located in the lively Midtown district at 1022-1024 22nd Street between J and K Sts. in Sacramento, California. “Art is a product...