Harmonia Rosales | |
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 Rosales in 2021 | |
| Born | February 6, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Glenville State University |
| Known for | The Creation of God (2017 painting) |
| Style | Painting |
Harmonia Rosales is an Afro-Cuban American born in Chicago. Rosales works mostly as a classical painter depicting women and people of color assuming roles of power and beauty in exquisite imaginings of ancient myths, Afro-Cuban culture, and Renaissance paintings. Known as a decolonial feminist practice, Rosales uses her work to transform the structures of power shaped by colonialism and imperialism[1]. Her work often often combines elements of Afrocentric culture and spirituality, promoting womanhood and empowerment. Rosales gives a lot of credit to her mother as she influenced her to become the type of painter she is today[2]. Her artistic style are detailed renderings involving oil paint, raw linens, gold leaf, and wood panels. Due to Rosales' painting techniques, she is only able to produce 9-10 paintings a year. Since 2017, her work has used iron oxide to portray not only African soil but the decay in African history in America, a choice she intended to amplify the question “Why? Why have we accepted Eurocentric perceptions of beauty and historical narratives for so long?”
- ^ Scerbo, Rosita (2024). "Centering Black Women, Challenging Latinidad: Harmonia Rosales' Black Decolonial Aesthetics and AfroARTivism". Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura. 39 (2): 2–20. ISSN 2328-6962.
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