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Artist: Cara Romero
Cara Romero (b. 1977, Inglewood, CA) is a contemporary fine art photographer. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA and the urban sprawl of Houston, TX. Romero’s identity informs her photography, a blend of fine art and editorial photography, shaped…
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Video: NMPBS ¡COLORES!- Lowriding in New Mexico
In collaboration with the New Mexico History Museum, cultural historian Don Usner shares the heart of car culture: LOWRIDING “A lowrider is a ride. It’s a car that’s been invested with a person’s heart and soul and made into a piece of art that travels with them.”
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Artist: Nicolas Herrera
Articles: Nicholas Herrera is an Outsider / folk artist from Northern New Mexico. His relatives were among the early settlers who came to New Mexico with Onate in 1598. Nicholas is a descendent of landowners, farmers, artists, and soldiers.As a young man he walked a wild and precariously thin line until a sudden near-death experience,…
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Artist: Corey Ringo’s Lowered 1940 Packard Convertible Marque
Double Barrel Photography https://doublebarrelphotography.com/ Social media: https://www.instagram.com/doublebarrelphotography/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/Doublebarrelphotography Articles: A luxurious piece of American history, this Packard cruiser can be found under the New Mexico sun. https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/1940-packard-110-convertible-lowrider/
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Video: Lowrider, Hoppers & Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico
Lowrider documentary by the New Mexico History Museum. This 40 min documentary features interviews with New Mexico Lowriders including Seco Live artist Pam Jaramillo.
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Article: How Rose Simpson’s lowrider is an homage to Pueblo potters
SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, N.M. — While studying automotive science, Rose B. Simpson built a moving piece of art: “Maria,” a black, refurbished 1985 Chevrolet El Camino named for famed Pueblo potter Maria Martinez. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-rose-simpsons-lowrider-is-an-homage-to-pueblo-potters
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Article: This Small New Mexico Town Is the Lowrider Capital of the World
Española, New Mexico is home to some of the greatest artists and artisans of the lowrider movement. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a35782507/this-small-new-mexico-town-is-the-lowrider-capital-of-the-world/
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Artist: El Moises
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/ChicanoPop/ Articles: Growing up in the Southwest, the soon-to-be artist named Moises would gain a love for the Chicano cultural and scene at an early age. It helped a lot that his father used to work on cars and paint lowriders too. That in itself would give him the opportunity to look at…
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Artist: Joey Montoya
Daman-Grafix https://www.deviantart.com/daman-grafix/about#about Daman-Grafix Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOH1LhvO8veF5X1dnJtajw Articles: Market Daze “Before, the only airbrush art you really saw was on lowrider cars and T-shirts. Now I believe there are three or four people including myself in the market who do either airbrush, spray paint or something that isn’t typical oil, acrylic, bristle brush,” the 33-year-old says.…
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Seco Live: Low’N Slow
Low ‘N Slow will offer an immersive outdoor experience for art lovers of all ages providing a multi sensory tour through the world of lowrider arts and culture in Northern New Mexico. This safe and socially distant exhibition takes visitors through every aspect of lowrider culture from a 101 guide to hydraulics and pinstriping and…
