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Cruising low and slow: The ‘Lowrider Capital of the World’ is seeing a rolling revival—thanks to local pride, pageantry, and hydraulics
“Car culture is central to life in many American small towns: Rituals like weekend cruises and fixing up a first beater become rites of passage where distances are long, gas is cheap, and public transportation nonexistent. But even among the most car-crazy of small towns, Española, New Mexico stands out. It has long been the…
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Artist: Jerome Rocha
2019 Southwest Choppers Softail – Not Off The Shelf Jerome Rocha is no stranger to custom cars and bikes, he has building cool rides for over 35 years. He owns a small shop in Albuquerque New Mexico called Southwest Choppers. https://www.motortrend.com/features/2019-southwest-choppers-softail-not-off-the-shelf/
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Artist: Robert Vanderslice
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/robert.vanderslice.35?fref=nf Videos: Robert Vanderslice: 11 Miles of Tape “Rob Vanerslice, artist and award winning custom car painter, takes us through his personal journey and the process of bringing a lowrider to life through paint.” 25 min Articles: Artist Profile: Rob Vanderslice Interview with Rob Vanderslice with Lay it Low. https://www.layitlow.com/threads/rob-vanderslice-paint-jobs.173745/ Creating the “Rob…
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Artist: Luis Tapia
“Luis Tapia is a pioneering Chicano artist who for forty-five years has pushed the art of polychrome wood sculpture to new levels of craftsmanship and social and political commentary. Tapia’s extraordinary figurative works speak to the complexity of a multilayered Latino/Hispano/Chicano identity, history, and contemporary culture, offering compelling insights and challenging perspectives on life in…
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Artist: Orlando Martinez
Articles: Betting Big On This 1983 Monte Carlo That’s Remained In A Constant State Of Change Introduced in 1970 and touted as the “personal luxury car,” this custom 1983 Chevy Monte Carlo is the epitome of that label. The car derived its name from the famous city in Monaco and has since become a piece…
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Artist: Pam Jaramillo
Lowriders: Riding High The coolest cars in the Southwest take it low and slow. Two museum exhibits and a new book fuel a native son’s journey of discovery into their blue-collar roots and metal-flake future. https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/lowriders-usner/
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Artist: Arthur LowLow Medina
Articles: Lowrider scene’s got girl power For the Medina sisters, lowriders have always been a part of life. https://www.abqjournal.com/1340121/lowrider-scenes-got-girl-power.html Lowriders Are the Beating Heart of Chicano Culture in the Southwest Outside El Santuario De Chimayo, 20 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Arthur “Lowlow” Medina leans forward on his wooden staff. The local artist…
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Artist: Rose B. Simpson
Rose B. Simpson is a mixed-media artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, NM. Her work engages ceramic sculpture, metals, fashion, performance, music, installation, writing, and custom cars. She received an MFA in Ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design in 2011, an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2018, is…
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Video: 66th Annual Traditional Spanish Market | Robb Rael Artist
Interview with Rob Rael at the 66th Annual Traditional Spanish Market
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Article: Main Street Showdown – Espanola, New Mexico
The northern New Mexico town of Española is located just north of Santa Fe, between Los Alamos and Taos. Approximately 10,000 people live in the town that was established in 1598 by Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate. Being surrounded by historic attractions and having its own arts community, Española is a must-visit tourist stop…
