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[ Artwork description: Two people with animal heads are depicted. The person on the left wears a dress and shawl and has a cow's head while standing and averting their gaze downward. The person on the right has a donkey's head and is seated with a slice of watermelon in their hand while leaning their head against the other person. ]

Manuel Guerra

Que Chillos se Miran Mis Padres , 1997

Artwork Type: Prints
Medium: Polymer gravure on paper
Dimensions: 7 x 4 ½ in. (17.78 x 11.43 cm)
Accession #: 19971235
Department: Alumni Collection
Credit: Collection of University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York on behalf of The University at Albany Foundation , purchase of University at Albany, State University of New York
Related Exhibitions:
Persuasive Images: Selected Works from the Art Collections at the University at Albany
Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections
Copyright: © Manuel Guerra
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An alum of UAlbany’s Master of Fine Arts program, Manuel Guerra (American) uses humor to create narrative caricature drawings. Inspired by his upbringing in El Paso, Texas, Guerra’s works on paper combine elements of memory, Mesoamerican history, and mythology. The titles of the two animalistic portraits allude to his own family history and rural life that Guerra did not experience firsthand but vividly imagines. He has said that artists “tend to take themselves too seriously to consider combining humor and fine art. To balance that, however, we must remember that humor is a vital part of life, communication and survival.”
–Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections

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