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<\/a><\/p>\nBy Marla Figueroa Ramos Upon entering the Madre Mar\u00eda Teresa Guevara Library, you readily notice the creativity and dedication of the students in the Advanced Drawing (ART322) and Theory of Color (ART226) courses. These young artists, under the guidance of Professor Marilyn Torrech, explored and captured Puerto Rican culture\u2019s African heritage in their works.<\/p>\n Through the AfroPresencia, AfroPasillo <\/em>and Hablando puertorrique\u00f1o <\/em>installations, the students used different techniques to offer a profound and different look at Afro-Caribbean people, local illustrious persons, and elements of Puerto Rican lingo.<\/p>\n These installations were developed with the purpose of announcing the Segundo Congreso de Afrodescendencia en Puerto Rico<\/a> (Second Congress on African Heritage in Puerto Rico) to our campus community. The congress seeks to celebrate the legacy of our African ancestors and to fight prejudice and discrimination.<\/p>\n \u201cMy work called <\/em>Extraterrestre has the purpose of educating and demonstrating that we are all equal. I\u2019m very happy to have worked on this project because we used different processes, but most importantly, because we could use our work to educate,\u201d said Juliana Col\u00f3n, visual arts student.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The works took approximately three weeks to prepare and incorporated different materials, such as chalk, acrylics, diluted acrylics, pastels, colored glue, watercolor crayons, colored pencils, digitized elements, and mobile applications, among others.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this project, we had the opportunity to work with the batik Indian and African fabric technique taught to us by Prof. Torrech. This process was very interesting because I could use it to complete my vision of bravery and of not being afraid expressed in my work <\/em>Pride,\u201d said Magdalis Marrero, advanced drawing student.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Something that stands out in the installations is the students\u2019 understanding of the figures they are representing. This is clear in the analysis and discernment of the artists that created works related to Puerto Rican illustrious people.<\/p>\n Personalities such as Rafael Hern\u00e1ndez, Nilita Vient\u00f3s Gast\u00f3n, Roberto Clemente, Julia de Burgos, and Pedro Albizu Campos, among others, come to life through the use of color and the implementation of details that complement their stories.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jahin\u00e9s Le\u00f3n, a junior in the Visual Arts program, presented her work Noble Jibarito<\/em>\u00a0about composer Rafael Hern\u00e1ndez Mar\u00edn. She used a combination of elements that not only highlight our African heritage, but also the emotions evoked by what it means to be Puerto Rican.<\/p>\n \u201cI love the song <\/em>Preciosa by Rafael Hern\u00e1ndez and the part where it mentions the noble countryman (\u2018el noble jibarito\u2019). Hence, the title of my work. One of the elements I wanted to highlight the most was the combination of colors and details that we see in African culture,\u201d the student said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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