4 Artists With Hispanic Heritage
These four Hispanic artists create art in four different ways. Given their unique life experiences and artistic journeys, we’d expect nothing less! From vibrant and lively to contemplative and alluring, we’re taking a look at art from four artists with Cuban, Mexican, and Venezuelan roots.
With such abundant culinary and musical traditions, you don’t have to have Hispanic heritage to appreciate the culture’s celebratory customs. It makes sense that artists with this expressively rich background would be inspired by their culture. While we often see this influence represented in art through rhythmic imagery, colorful folk art, and symbolic street murals, artists find inspiration in a variety of places. Sometimes, your heritage drives what you create, but that’s not always the case.
From surreal animals to vivid female forms, the work from these artists can bring whimsically intriguing or energetically bright vibes. From dramatic photographs to abstract paintings, keep scrolling to find a new favorite artist.
1. Dixie Miguez
Inspired by his childhood in San Juan de los Remedios, Florida-based artist Dixie Miguez’s fine art paintings feature abstract faceless people celebrating. The influence of his heritage is very apparent with his use of bright colors, ethnic outfits, and traditional Cuban activities such as rumba dancing and subjects playing instruments. With such expressive and rich cultural references, he highlights the lively, festive, and musical side of his heritage.
From a passionate saxophone player to a couple’s first dance, we think his artwork can be a wonderful way to bring the vibrancy and energetic spirit of Cuba to your space.
Click here to see all of Dixie Miguez’s artwork available on iCanvas.
2. Junnior Navarro
Often incorporating symbolic elements that exist only in his thoughts, Sacramento artist Junnior Navarro’s paintings showcase portraits and still lifes revolving around femininity, vanity, fashion and extravagance. Focusing on female subjects, he weaves in his Mexican heritage through Spanish tattoos, cacti to represent roots, and other subtle cultural touches. The rest of his collection hones in the beauty, strength, and vulnerability of women, often incorporating birds and fashionable elements.
From a queen with a skeleton inked on her chest to a black and white scene of chili peppers, we think his artwork can be a great way to fill your space with contemplative vibes and a touch of alluring energy.
Click here to see all of Junnior Navarro’s artwork available on iCanvas.
3. Erika C. Brothers
Inspired by nature and her family, Erika C. Brothers’ digital art features surreal scenes of people and animals. With her Mexican heritage not noticeable in her art aside from a couple Spanish print titles, her iPhone creations showcase unlikely characters, rooms with mixed patterns and botanicals, and unusual portraits. Whether it’s animal heads on human bodies, magical outer space scenes, or quirky worlds full of flowers, she pulls us into intriguing imagery.
From a musically talented bird as “El Violinista” to Alice and the White Rabbit surrounded by floating playing cards, we think her artwork can be a fun way to create a whimsically interesting space.
Click here to see all of Erika C. Brothers’ artwork available on iCanvas.
4. Vincent Zuniaga
Vincent Zuniaga’s eclectic collection of photographs and digital paintings feature animals, landscapes, water views, and the female form. With no clear cultural references of his Venezuelan background in his work, he focuses on a mix of black and white nature imagery, dog portraits, and vividly colorful creations of nude women. Ranging from calm views of waterfalls and waterscapes to boldly hued and patterned bodies, he reveals the true beauty of the world and the beauty within us.
From a serious closeup of Rhodesian Ridgeback to a silver-lined woman with fiery red hair, we think his artwork can be a nice way to add a touch of drama or electric energy to your space.
Want to meet even more artists? Click here to see all Hispanic & Latin American Artists in The United States on iCanvas.