User:Copper-Beetle-8653/Teddy Sandoval
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| years_active = c.1970-1995 |
| years_active = c.1970-1995 |
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| known_for = Ceramics, mail art, printmaking, performance art, photography |
| known_for = Ceramics, mail art, printmaking, performance art, photography |
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| notable_works = ''Gateway to Highland Park'' (2003) |
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''Chili Chaps'' (1978) |
''Chili Chaps'' (1978) |
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"Angel Baby" (1995) |
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''Macho Mayan'' (1991) |
''Macho Mayan'' (1991) |
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| movement = [[Chicano art movement|Chicano art]], [[Mail art]] |
| movement = [[Chicano art movement|Chicano art]], [[Mail art]] |
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Sandoval received a BA in Printmaking from [[California State University, Long Beach]] (CSULB) during the 1970s. His early print works took inspiration from [[hippie]] imagery, [[Art Nouveau]], and the aesthetics of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] '''gardens and architecture.''' His art was also influenced by queer community spaces (such as [[Gay bar|gay bars]] and beaches) in Long Beach, and the [[Chicano Movement|Chicano political activism]] happening in and around the university. |
Sandoval received a BA in Printmaking from [[California State University, Long Beach]] (CSULB) during the 1970s. His early print works took inspiration from [[hippie]] imagery, [[Art Nouveau]], and the aesthetics of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] '''gardens and architecture.''' His art was also influenced by queer community spaces (such as [[Gay bar|gay bars]] and beaches) in Long Beach, and the [[Chicano Movement|Chicano political activism]] happening in and around the university. |
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== Career and Artworks == |
== Career and Artworks == |
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In addition to prints Ceramics |
In addition to prints Ceramics, sculpture |
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Asco, Scandalosas, Mundo |
Asco, Scandalosas, Mundo |
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* gay clone, disembodied limbs/genitals, dice, sacred heart, maya imagery, ''placas'' (graffiti) etc |
* gay clone, disembodied limbs/genitals, dice, sacred heart, maya imagery, ''placas'' (graffiti) etc |
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* "Rasquachismo" |
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Frequent collaboration |
Frequent collaboration |
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'''three ceramic "guardians" on columns'''.... |
'''three ceramic "guardians" on columns'''.... |
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[[File:Southwest Museum Station Guardians.jpg|alt=An image of two winged ceramic statues on Ionic columns, standing beside a train track.|thumb|View of two "guardian" statues created by Sandoval for the Southwest Museum station.]] |
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| ⚫ | Sandoval also contributed other public art installations at Los Angeles Metro Rail stations. Using his home kiln he created ceramic tiles for the [[Hollywood/Vine station|Hollywood/Vine Station]] designed by [[Gilbert Luján]], and for the work designed by [[Roberto Gil de Montes]] for the ''Paseo |
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| ⚫ | Sandoval also contributed other public art installations at Los Angeles Metro Rail stations. Using his home kiln he created ceramic tiles for the [[Hollywood/Vine station|Hollywood/Vine Station]] designed by [[Gilbert Luján]], and for the work designed by [[Roberto Gil de Montes]] for the ''Paseo César Chavez'' installation at [[Los Angeles Union Station|Union Station]].{{Cite web |date= |title=Elsa Flores, Roberto Gil de Montes and Peter Shire: Paseo César Chavez, 1995 |url=https://unionstationla.com/artwork/elsa-flores-roberto-gil-de-montes-and-peter-shire/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Union Station Los Angeles}} |
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Sandoval would pass away from [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]]-related complications before the Southwest Museum station installation was completed. '''construction was almost halted?''' |
Sandoval would pass away from [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]]-related complications before the Southwest Museum station installation was completed. '''construction was almost halted?''' |
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