英语六级考试备考晨读美文——Garza#039;s Art Works
<p> <span word="Garzas">Garzas</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Works">Works</span></p><p> <span word="Carmen">Carmen</span> <span word="Lomas">Lomas</span> <span word="Garzas">Garzas</span> <span word="eloquent">eloquent</span> <span word="etchings">etchings</span>, <span word="lithographs">lithographs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gouache">gouache</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="depict">depict</span> <span word="primal">primal</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="decended">decended</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="introspective">introspective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>, <span word="traditions">traditions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Texan">Texan</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>.<span word="By">By</span> 1972, <span word="Lomas">Lomas</span> <span word="Garza">Garza</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="monitos">monitos</span>, <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stylized">stylized</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="culturally">culturally</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="environments">environments</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="transposes">transposes</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="combining">combining</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="documentation">documentation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interplay">interplay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="selection">selection</span>, <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="monitos">monitos</span> <span word="delineate">delineate</span> <span word="facets">facets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="truths">truths</span>. <span word="Oral">Oral</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mainstay">mainstay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicano">Chicano</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="repertoire">repertoire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ballads">ballads</span>, <span word="tales">tales</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poetic">poetic</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="Lomas">Lomas</span> <span word="Garzas">Garzas</span> <span word="monitos">monitos</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="form">form</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span> <span word="employs">employs</span> <span word="iconographic">iconographic</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="narration">narration</span>. <span word="Visual">Visual</span> <span word="episodes">episodes</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfolding">unfolding</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="regeneration">regeneration</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitos">monitos</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coherence">coherence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chicano">Chicano</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delight">delight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instruct">instruct</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Chicano">Chicano</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minutely">minutely</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="monitos">monitos</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="lifestyl">lifestyl</span> <span word="e">e</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="earnestness">earnestness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="folkloric">folkloric</span> <span word="affinity">affinity</span>, <span word="Lomas">Lomas</span> <span word="Garzas">Garzas</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="naive">naive</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="instinctive">instinctive</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="academically">academically</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="aesthetic">aesthetic</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="posit">posit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overt">overt</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respo">respo</span> <span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p>
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