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Ravi Zupa

Born in 1977, Colorado-based artist Ravi Zupa uses his art as a platform to explore sociopolitical issues through a historical and religious lens. Zupa mixes screen printing and painting techniques to create layered, collage-like works. All of his art is done by hand, which is impressive considering the complex shapes and bright colors used in his works. The link below is an interview with Hypocrite Reader from 2021. In it, Zupa talks about his influences, growing up in American culture, and the effect art can have on people. Read about his process, and come see his work in the Schneider Museum of Art’s exhibition Pushing the Press today.

https://hypocritereader.com/96/interview-zupa

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Regarded as the youngest of the “los tres grandes” (the three greats) of Mexican muralism, David A. Siqueiros was another artist whose work was deeply tied to political commentary. Influenced heavily by Marxism, Siqueiros went as far as to deny commissions that went against his personal ideology. He was arrested and asked to leave Mexico multiple times due to his role as a Union organizer, but he continued to paint even through his detainment. Bringing Avant Garde elements to the muralist scene, he was intent on bringing Native Mexican art into the Eurocentric art world. Learn more about Siqueiros with the link below, and see his piece Mountain Dancers in the Scheider Museum of Art’s Entry Gallery today.

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/siqueiros-david-alfaro/

Adrian Ghenie

Born in Baia Mar, Romania in 1977, Adrian Ghenie’s popularity in the art world has been on the rise. His work focuses on capturing the human condition. His style has been compared to Francis Bacon, although Ghenie has stated before that he isn’t just influenced by one artist. He draws inspiration from his background as a Romani person, using folklore and historical contexts to create pieces that evoke emotional responses from viewers of all walks of life. See an article of one of his exhibitions at the Pace Gallery with the link below, and come to the Schneider Museum of Art to see his piece Impossible Body in the Entry Gallery.

https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/adrian-ghenie/

The Schneider Museum of Art is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage you to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

The SMA and SOU Campus will be closed today, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 due to snow. Stay safe everyone!

Ravi Zupa

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Adrian Ghenie

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