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Marginadas- por la "zoociedad"
La"zoociedad" (sociedad) con sus tabues, nos marginan a las personas LGBT (diferentes). Nos dicen que en la biblia...que dios creo al hombre y la mujer...yo pregunto: A la gente homosexual, quien nos creo?..acaso fue el diablo?
Por que marginarnos? Por que no aceptarnos y vernos como cual quier ser humano? Si no desenvolvemos como ellos y hasta mejor. Por que prohibirnos leyes en las que podemos ayudar a nuestra pareja...Por que?
The "zoociety" (society) with its taboos, marginalize people that are LGBT
(different). We are told in the Bible ... that God created man and
woman ... I wonder: For gay people, who created us? .. Perhaps it was the devil?
Why must we marginalize? Why aren't we accepted and seen like any other human
being? If we have developed like everyone else and even better. Why have
laws that forbid us from supporting our partner ... Why?
Inauguracion / Opening Reception
Viernes, 10 de juli del 2009 / Friday, July 10, 2009
6:00 - 10:00pm
The Diversity Center
1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz CA, 95062
Josefina Estrada - Pintora
Nace en 1966 en San Francisco Angamacutiro Mich Mexic. En 1983 la familia decide irse a radicar a la cuidad de Morelia Mich. Desde pequena se da cuenta que le gusta el dibujo y ya en Morelia una vez que visita la casa de la cultura, se da cuenta que hay clases de pintura y decide entrar a ella. En 1988 entra a la escuela de bellas artes con la intencion de ser maestra de arte. Ahi aprende otras tecnicas de pintura y escultura. Lo caro de los materiales para esa escuela le impeden seguir con sus estudios y deicde meterese a estudiar una carrerea de 3 anos con la finalidad de tener un trabajo y seguir pagando sus estudios de arte. Lo cual le es imposible por el horario de trabajo.
A pesar de todos esos obstaculos, no deja de seguir pintando. Un dia conoce al acuarelista Luis Paredes, quien expone sus cuadros en la plaza principal de Morelia y al que le pide le ensene a pintar acuarela. Cada domingo acude a sus clases hasta que decide venirse a este pais en el que tiene 8 anos radicando.
Josefina quiere concientizar a la gente a traves de su obra. Con problemas que considera serios, y que debemos tomar en cuenta, ya que nos afectan de una manera u orta.
Como la homofobia, la contanimacion, violencia, las gurreas y el amor al dinero, (habiendo valores mas importantes).
Josefina pinta lo que siente, con los colores que siente. Poniendo en algunos de sus cuadros el corazon como simbolo. Considera que este es el organo principal done vienen todos los sentimientos y emociones.
I was born in 1966 in San Francisco Angamacutiro Mich. Mexico. In 1983 the
family decided to leave and settle in the City of Morelia Mich. From a young age she realizes that she likes drawing and while in Morelia, after visiting the
house of culture one time, she discovers that there are classes in painting and
decided to participate in them. In 1988 she entered the school of fine arts with
the intention of being an art teacher. There she learned other techniques of
painting and sculpture. The cost of the materials for that school prevent her from continuing with her art instruction and decides to study for another career for 3 years inorder to have a secured paying job to conitnue her art studies.
This turns out to be impossible with her working hours.
Despite all these obstacles, she continues painting. One day she met the
aquarellist [a painter in thin transparent watercolors] Luis Paredes, who exhibits his paintings in the main square
of Morelia and asked him to teach her watercolor painting. Every Sunday
she went to his classes until she decides to come into this country in which she has settled for the past 8
years.
Josephine wants to raise awareness in people through her work with problems she believes are
serious must be taken into account because they affect us
in one way or another.
Like homophobia, contanimacion, violence, war and the love of money, (having other things of more value).
Josefina paints what she feels, with colors she feels. In some of her paintings she places the heart as a symbol. She believes that this is the principle organ that is the source of all feelings and emotions.
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