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03: Gay Chicanx Collage Artist, Ruby Marquez | @Broobs
FromDraws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers
03: Gay Chicanx Collage Artist, Ruby Marquez | @Broobs
FromDraws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
If you’ve ever had a crisis about your Latinx identity, you’ll feel at home with this episode featuring Mexican-American collage artist Ruby Marquez. Ruby is very familiar with the emotional ups and downs surrounding Latinx identity and is on a never-ending journey to connect with their indigenous roots.Ruby, who was initially encouraged to become a Firefighter by their father, connected with collage-making after taking a rouge photography class in college. Now, they’ve amassed a source material library of over 2,000 images, and are constantly finding new material online and offline in order to create their Catholicism-inspired collages.With Ruby’s vast collection of photos, this San Fransisco-based collage artist is able to pay homage to victims of police violence by creating ornate tributes that honor victims with compassion. Ruby also makes portraits of LGBTQIA+, Latinx, and Black icons to raise awareness for both historic and present-day political movements.Looking forward, Ruby dreams of creating a Fantasia-inspired video with a legendary lineup of Latinx musicians. Go ahead and listen to this week’s episode to hear more about Ruby’s Chicanx identity and how they connect with their culture through their work.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or on your favorite podcast platform.Topics Covered:Connecting with and reclaiming your indigenous rootsIncorporating Catholic imagery into their workMemorializing people through portraitureGathering source material for collagesProcessing emotions through artworkThe struggles of perfectionism on social mediaOversharing on social mediaGuest InfoConnect with Ruby on Instagram, Patreon, and check out their shop here.Special OfferListeners of the podcast can get a free, undated weekly and monthly planner inspired by the show from our website here.Follow me between [Draws in Spanish] episodes:Our WebsiteInstagramYoutubeTikTok
Released:
Oct 5, 2021
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Titles in the series (40)
03: Gay Chicanx Collage Artist, Ruby Marquez | @Broobs: Welcome to this week’s episode of Draws in Spanish where I chat with queer Chicanx collage artist, Ruby Marquez aka @Broobs on Instagram. Ruby and I get existential about what it “means to be Latinx,” the risks associated with making Selena fan art, using art as a coping strategy, and how Ruby processes the pressure to be perfect on social media. Ruby also divulges how they go about collecting source material for their collection, moving into music production, and why connecting with your culture is so much more than tracing your bloodline. Join me on this week’s episode to learn more about Ruby’s complex story as a queer Mexican-American artist. by Draws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers