Tropeycalia Club is proud to present their latest collaborative project, Título Salvaje (Salvaged Title), a multidisciplinary exploration of cultural identity and political resistance.
Participating artists:
-
John Yoyogui
-
Carlo Ricafort
-
Juan Carlos Quintana
The exhibition will be on view March 19 to April 24 at the University Art Gallery, Stan State, and will culminate in a public reception on April 16 at 6:00 PM. The reception invites students, faculty, and the broader community to engage directly with the artists and their work.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Juan Carlos Quintana is a Cuban-American artist whose work embodies irony and ambiguity. He creates what he describes as a "pre-post-anti-pro revolutionary gumbo/ajiaco potpourri" of images. His whimsical, satirical style speaks to ideological conundrums and lost idealism, challenging dominant narratives much like the original Tropicalist used art to critique authority.
Carlo Ricafort, is a Filipino-American artist who employs an eclectic process of excavating history, music, philosophy and current events to inform his work. He borrows from multiple sources to create free-associative and open-ended commentaries. By rejecting notions of cultural purity, Ricafort champions a complex hybrid reality that reflects layered realities of the global diaspora.
John Yoyogi Fortes is a Filipino-American artist who weaves together influences from Filipino culture, American pop culture, nature, and history. His work on Filipino diaspora, immigration and belonging uses humor and bold visuals to grapple with identity negotiation. This mirrors Tropica´ lia's blend of local and global aesthetics to explore decolonization and survival.
Tropeycalia Club is a trio of artists rooted in the revolutionary, collaborative spirit of the 1960s Brazilian Tropica´lia movement. Through paintings, mixed media, and installations, they use satire and pointed humor as subversive tools to "cannibalize" and expose the absurdities of cultural imperialism and consumerism. Their work draws on the legacy of colonialism to advocate for cultural sovereignty and diversity in an increasingly fragmented, hyper-globalized world. By fostering a critical consciousness through art, we aim to provoke dialogue around social justice and the ongoing struggles for self-determination.