Judithe Hernandez

Judithe Hernandez is a pioneer. She’s been a huge part of the Chicano Art & Los Angeles Mural Movements and is “widely credited with creating the Chicano visual vocabulary in the 1970′s.” Her murals depicting the lives of Mexican-Americans grace Southern California, and are the type of cultural contributions that we love to see at IPMM – art as a unitive form of communication and a reflection of human experience. Her work with the group, “Los Four” paved the way for the emerging aesthetic of Chicano art, which is a palpable aspect of any modern urban American landscape.  In our opinion, it’s through art that democracy becomes a real idea; when people can relay their worldview via a cultural language which is increasingly relevant regardless of your personal ethnic origins, and which resonates widely. The idea being that we ALL share culture to the extent that we value the lens we see on display. At IPMM, we’d also argue that exposure breeds acceptance, which is whywe find public displays of artistic expression such as Judithe’s murals are so important. Judithe has shown her work worldwide, spreading the visual language for a particular experience, and we praise her for her beautiful and rich work.

Check out her work – HERE