{"product_id":"rooted-in-clay-veronica-castillo-y-su-arte-9781735121062","title":"Rooted in Clay: Verónica Castillo y su arte","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Josie Méndez-Negrete\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Conocimientos Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Conocimientos Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Artists - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Verónica Castillo, a fourth-generation ceramic artist from the state of Puebla, Mexico, is a national and international treasure. She inherited one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the most important lineages of Mexican popular art, and she has continued, extended, and revivified the distinguished traditions that were developed by her ancestors. \u003cem\u003eRooted in Clay: Verónica Castillo y su arte\u003c\/em\u003e treats her personal artistic journey, from her childhood in Mexico to her engagement with contemporary issues in the present-day United States. Verónica's story is told with love and insight by Dr. Josie Méndez-Negrete.\"\u003c\/p\u003eRuben C. Cordova, PhD\u003cp\u003eArt Historian \u0026amp; Curator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of Con Safo: The Chicano Art Group and the Politics of South Texas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Josie Méndez-Negrete brings us closer to Veronica's life and legacy. We learn of Castillo's artistic and political influences throughout her life-from growing up as a fourth-generation artist in a family of ceramicists, to her activism with native movements, and her migration to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited States where she dared to step outside \u003cem\u003ela tradición\u003c\/em\u003e to capture political themes that denounce oppression in all its forms. \u003cem\u003eRooted in Clay \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a deep appreciation of Castillo's unmatched creations and her political commitment to social change.\"\u003c\/p\u003eLilliana Patricia Saldaña, PhD\u003cp\u003eAssociate Professor of Mexican American Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Texas at San Antonio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Josie Méndez-Negrete documents the life and work of world-renowned ceramicist Veronica Castillo, unearthing what it means to be an artist that hungers for justice, from the family \u003cem\u003etaller\u003c\/em\u003e to the community cooperative, from the Zapatistas to the women of Juárez. The artist is both influenced\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby tradition and must break tradition to create a body of work that reflects her vision of the world. Castillo crafts and molds a way of life that honors the Earth by building spaces of collective care and radical imagination. Rooted, grounded, embedded, deep.\" \u003c\/p\u003eVirginia Grise, MFA\u003cp\u003eAward-winning Interdisciplinary Artist \u0026amp; Playwright\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conocimientos Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45132748783767,"sku":"9781735121062","price":3774.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781735121062.webp?v=1768556082","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rooted-in-clay-veronica-castillo-y-su-arte-9781735121062","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}