"The lasting significance of the Chicano Movement on contemporary Chicano/a writers and artists cannot be overstated."-Sharla Hutchinson īeginning in the early 1960s, the Chicano Movement, was a sociopolitical movement by Mexican-Americans organizing into a unified voice to create change for their people. Chicano art is not just Mexican-American artwork: it is a public forum that emphasizes otherwise "invisible" histories and people in a unique form of American art. The art has evolved over time to not only illustrate current struggles and social issues, but also to continue to inform Chicano youth and unify around their culture and histories. Throughout the movement and beyond, Chicanos have used art to express their cultural values, as protest or for aesthetic value. Women used ideologies from the feminist movement to highlight the struggles of women within the Chicano art movement. Some issues the movement focused on were awareness of collective history and culture, restoration of land grants, and equal opportunity for social mobility. The movement worked to resist and challenge dominant social norms and stereotypes for cultural autonomy and self-determination. Much of the art and the artists creating Chicano Art were heavily influenced by Chicano Movement (El Movimiento) which began in the 1960s.Ĭhicano art was influenced by post- Mexican Revolution ideologies, pre-Columbian art, European painting techniques and Mexican-American social, political and cultural issues. The Chicano Art Movement represents groundbreaking movements by Mexican-American artists to establish a unique artistic identity in the United States.
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