Grad Show 2023 Online Exhibition

Anthony Alvarez

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Grad Show 2023 Online Exhibition
An older Latina sitting on chair wrapped in American flag. Her gaze is serious demanding viewer respect. In the background are symbols of her roots and culture. She also hold a mug with a print of a Latina with a red cape on, posed as a super hero + Enlarge
Anthony Alvarez
We Belong 2023 Digital image
An Latino male assimilates himself with his colonial wig and suit, but also brushes his teeth, cleansing his ethnic speech. + Enlarge
Anthony Alvarez
Speak Right 2022 Digital Image
An assimilated latino male, who assumes a "presidential" power pose, looking up and slightly to the right. This assimilation is emphasized by a colonial wig that is upon his head. + Enlarge
Anthony Alvarez
Assimilated 2022 Digital Image
A mother wraps and hugs her daughter, comforting and keeping her warm with an American Flag blanket. This embrace shows that the American flag is not only used as this battle flag as we've come to know it during Jan 6. and other instances as it has been u + Enlarge
Anthony Alvarez
Care 2023 Digital image
Two identical men sit at a table. First man sits in foreground, embracing the colonial wig sitting on his head. He holds out his hand in a demanding position. Second man, sits at end of table in background. He is an older latino male who is working on so + Enlarge
Anthony Alvarez
You are Labor 2023 Digital image
A shirtless latino male in a towel with a hair net on, holds a colonial wig in one hand at equal eye sight. The direct eye contact with the wig shows his contemplation of the symbolism of the wig in his life. + Enlarge
Anthony Alvarez
Challenge the Mask 2022 Digital image
An older latino male sits back and uses an American Flag blanket to cushion his grandson who rests his head on his lap + Enlarge
Anthony Alvarez
Roots 2023 Digital Image
Statement

In the United States, there has traditionally been two categories of citizens, the American and the Hyphenated American. If we go by what we see in black and white, everyone who is nationalized or born citizenship should be considered and treated as an American. Yet, through our everyday lives, that is not entirely true. The label of “American” is reserved for those with white skin, or those associated with "patriotism". While on the other hand, people of color are relegated to a subcategory of that, the hyphenated citizens. Asian-American, Black-American, Indian-American, Latin-American, and even Native-American.

 

This project, aims to challenge the current social definition of who is an “American” by placing people of color in roles that have been conventionally held by white characters. I do this by bringing in traditional American icons,

 

Photography & Media + Society (MFA) Students
Anthony Alvarez
Arson Navarro - not exhibiting

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