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Black - General Information about artwork & artists

Blue - Symbols of artwork

Purple - Fun Facts

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Rasquachismo is a theory developed by Tomas Ybarra-Frausto that is used to describe an art form from the working class of the Chicano community, focusing on their ability to make art with found objects. The word 'rasquachismo' originates from the word 'rasquache', which means second-rate or cheap.

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A sculpture made in 2023 by artist brothers Eniar and Jamex de la Torre, Mi Chicano Corazon, depicts various themes and symbols that relate to the Chicano community. 

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Sculpture Measurements: 40x20x16in

Materials Used: Glass, resin, & found objects (Car rim)

Museum Website Link: Mi Chicano Corazón - McNay Art Museum

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-Eniar & Jamex de la Torre are brothers born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1960 & 1963.

- Moved to the United States in 1972

-Both attended California State University, Long Beach

-Their artwork pays homage to Mexican vernacular arts and pre-Columbian art.

-Have won the USA Artists Fellowship award, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, The Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, and The San Diego Art Prize.

-Currently, both brothers live and work on both sides of the border between America and Mexico

One lives in the Guadalupe Valley in Baja California, Mexico

The other lives in San Diego, California

About — Einar & Jamex De la Torre

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The art piece is meant to represent the strength and endurance of a person who identifies as Chicano or the Chicano community as a whole.

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Heart

Cactus

Viens

People

Religion

Rasquachismo Use

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-Represents the heart of a Chicano Person/Chicano Community

-Compared to the Sacred Heart, symbolizes love, healing, & gratitude

-Veins of the heart look like roots, which symbolize stability & resiliency (they hold the heart and help it grow)

- Resiliency within the Chicano community can be seen in the community's history:

Chicano Movement

Zoot Suit Riots

Farm labor organizing led by Cesar Chavez.

Student walkout against mistreatment at school

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-The Nopal Cactus represents resilience & adapatabililty of the Chicano or Latinx community

- The word 'Nopal' comes from the Nahuatl word 'Nochtli'/'Nohpali', meaning prickly pear

-The Nopal is the cactus that is seen on the Mexican flag, showing national pride

-The Nopal cactus helps with heart health

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-Represent the people of the Chicano/Latinx community

-The jewel where the head should be, looks like a halo, showing that catholicism has a big influence on the artwork from the Latinx community

-Yellow outline around bodies looks like a mandorla similar to the one that surrounds the Virgen de Guadalupe.

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-Rasquachismo is the ability to make art with found objects

-Shown by use of the Tire Rim. It was found and is used as the base for the sculpture.

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-Along with the Chicano Movement, Latin American Art entered the mainstream international art circle in the late 20th century.

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After the Chicano Movement ended, artists within the movement switched from politically based art to conceptual, performance, film, and media-based art. There are "stealthy" pieces in urban spaces.

Pic Link: Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union | Smithsonian American Art Museum

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The La Virgen de Guadaleupe image has been used in many forms of Chicano/Latinx art.

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Black, Charlene Villaseñor. “Founding Artists and the History of Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies.” Diálogo, November 1, 2017. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/676044.

McNay Art Museum. “Mi Chicano Corazón - Mcnay Art Museum.” Mi Chicano Corazon, 2025. https://collection.mcnayart.org/objects/24927/mi-chicano-corazon.

De La Torre, Einar, and Jamex De La Torre. “About.” Einar & Jamex De la Torre, 2023. https://www.delatorrebrothers.art/about.

Viramontes, Xavier. “Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union.” Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2024. https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/boycott-grapes-support-united-farm-workers-union-34738.

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During the 1960's a Latin Journal called 'Aztlan' influenced the visual art world by bringing Chicano/a art and artists to the general population, bringing change within museums and the academic discipline of art history. This journal is published at UCLA

Project MUSE - Founding Artists and the History of <i>Aztlán:</i> <i>A Journal of Chicano Studies</i>

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Project MUSE - Founding Artists and the History of Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies