{"product_id":"chispas-over-kiss-in-borderlandia-by-andrea-munoz-martinez-of-xoxo-ammo-copy-copy","title":"Chispas Over Kiss In Borderlandia by Andrea Muñoz Martinez of XOXO AMMO","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChispas Over Kiss In Borderlandia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artforthepeoplegallery.com\/collections\/andrea-munoz-martinez-of-xoxo-ammo\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Muñoz Martinez\u003cbr\u003eXOXO AMMO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGouache On Board\u003cbr\u003e10”h x 8”w -  Framed\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, the U.S.-Mexico border is constantly being presented as a place of danger and violence. But to me the borderlands are home. It’s a place of humanity, solidarity, and compassion. Paintings of Borderlandia are my valentine to the borderlands. They are my own addition, threads of color, to the fabrics woven by my mother, father, and those that came before them. Weaving history, emotion, and lived experiences; it is a way of preserving the chispas of joys birthed from these lands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet to Know the Austin Artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAndrea Muñoz Martínez is a Latinx artist who paints abstract landscapes of a re-imagined place called Borderlandia.  She was born and raised in Uvalde, TX. Martinez earned a BFA from The University of Texas at Austin and an MFA from the University of California, Davis. She is a border artist not only because she grew up in the borderlands of South Texas but also because her paintings and performance art take the border and boundaries as their subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI grew up in south Texas where hill country meets brush country.  It is the vitality and depth of this vast landscape that my art evokes.  Inspired by the writings of the theorist Gloria Anzaldua, who described the border as a “1,950 mile-long open wound,” I render a place I call Borderlandia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Andrea Muñoz Martinez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42260036976729,"sku":"123245","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/8707\/9001\/files\/3-Andrea-Munoz-Martinez-Chispas-Over-Kiss-In-Borderlandia-Austin-Art-Gallery-Local-Art.jpg?v=1743017250","url":"https:\/\/artforthepeoplegallery.com\/products\/chispas-over-kiss-in-borderlandia-by-andrea-munoz-martinez-of-xoxo-ammo-copy-copy","provider":"Art For The People Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}