Los Rezos de la Revolución
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Artist Bio
Ruby Barrientos is a first-generation Salvadoran American artist born and raised in Reno, NV. She is a self taught/independent visual artist having shown in galleries, museums locally and currently serves as Reno’s City Artist through June 2022. She is an artivist utilizing a unique artistic voice that she coined Nuwave Mayan, a style that incorporates her Salvadoran Mayan ancestry and heritage in the creation of socially relevant work.
Artist's Statement
Los Rezos de la Revolución embodies the power of resistance. Through these mixed media works, I, Ruby Barrientos, reject the false illusion of equality that has been fed to BIPOC in the United States. The works are an offering in prayer for change. They are a call to action to stand in opposition to the inequalities created by systemic oppression. Steeped in symbolism, the imperfections in the canvas represent the struggles of BIPOC in America. The characters, writing, and symbols used also bring attention to capitalism, for racism and capitalism are inextricably linked. Despite these oppressive forces, the message is clear, we must come together to RESIST.
This exhibit was originally displayed at the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno.
