El Gran Varón | The Great Man

Authors

Ashley Castaneda, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Publication Date

2019

Keywords

artists' books, Baker & Whitehill Annual Student Artists' Book Contest, sixth

Disciplines

Book and Paper

Student Status

Undergraduate student

Year of Graduation

2023

Major

Experimental and Foundation Studies

Faculty / Course

Leslie Hirst

Materials + Techniques

Mixed media, gouache, collage

Student Narrative

Based on the 1980’s salsa song El Gran Varón by Willie Colon, this book follows the narrative of Simon and their struggles in the Latinx community concerning LGBTQ+ issues. Illustrated to follow personal struggles akin to Simon’s, the book is a collection of images that displays dysphoria and abuse. This book is part of a larger project exploring sexuality (especially with Latinx bodies) and the colors attributed to sexuality.

Photo Credit

Connor Parsley FAV 20

Recommended Citation

Castaneda, Ashley; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "El Gran Varón | The Great Man" (2019). 6th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2020. 5.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookcontest6th2020/5