This document discusses two Latino artists, Quintin Gonzalez and Joe Bravo, who both feature luchador masks in their artwork. Quintin Gonzalez was born in Texas but is proud of his Mexican heritage. He paints colorful Mexican wrestling masks and adds interesting colors and details to the masks and backgrounds. Joe Bravo began painting on tortillas when he was poor, using them as a canvas to depict Latino culture and imagery. He aims to showcase Latino beauty and richness through his tortilla art. Both artists celebrate their Latino roots through creative works featuring luchador masks.

1. Celebrating Latino Visual Art
with Quintin Gonzalez
and Joe Bravo

2. Quintin Gonzalez

3. Quintin Gonzalez was born and raised
in Texas. He is very proud of his
Mexican heritage.

4. He received his art degree from Yale.

5. Today, he teaches at the University of
Colorado, Denver.

6. Many of his works are of Luchador
masks, Mexican wrestling masks.

7. Lucha Libre are free fighters in Mexico,
much like our US wrestlers.

8. They wear colorful masks when they
wrestle.

9. These masks are very popular in
Mexico.

10. Quintin Gonzalezuses these colorful
masks in his art.

11. Graphic Mexican wrestling mask
painting by Quintin Gonzalez.

12. He adds interesting colors in the
background.

13. Interesting….why is one eye blue and
one eye brown? Notice the different
skin colors and tattoos.

15. Chicano 15 is very symmetrical. Notice
his use of bright colors.

16. Joe Bravo is another Hispanic artist
who likes to use Luchador masks in his
work.

17. Joe Bravo began painting on tortilias
because his family was very poor.

18. “I use the Tortilla as a Canvas because it is an integral part of the
Hispanic Culture and my heritage. For the subject matter of my tortilla
paintings, I use imagery that is representative of Latinos, conveying
their hopes, art, beliefs and history. As the tortilla has given us life, I
give it new life by using it was an art medium.”

19. The brown areas of the tortillia
become part of the art piece.

20. Mexican wrestler in a Luchador Mask
on a tortilla

21. Another Luchador Mask

22. Luchador Mask
“It is my desire for all people to taste the beauty and
richness of the Latino culture through my art.”

23. By using materials that he had on hand and painting
about his Latino heritage, Bravo is know all over the
world.

24. He has met many famous people. Here a member of the band “Red, Hot Chili
Peppers” is buying one of his tortilla paintings.

25. Joe Bravo is an amazing artist.