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Molina's distinct style is very much influenced by art associated with the [[Chicano Movement]] of the 1960's, Mexican culture, especially by artist [[Frida Kahlo]] and the British [[Pre-Raphaelites]]. Her projects have included the Naked Dave series of paintings, serigraphs at [[Self Help Graphics]] Screenprint Atelier and a self-published comic book "''Cihualyaomiquiz the Jaguar''".<ref>http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/1190/lineup.html</ref> |
Molina's distinct style is very much influenced by art associated with the [[Chicano Movement]] of the 1960's, Mexican culture, especially by artist [[Frida Kahlo]] and the British [[Pre-Raphaelites]]. Her projects have included the Naked Dave series of paintings, serigraphs at [[Self Help Graphics]] Screenprint Atelier and a self-published comic book "''Cihualyaomiquiz the Jaguar''".<ref>http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/1190/lineup.html</ref> |
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===Exhibitions and Collections=== |
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Exhibitions that include Laura Molina's work: |
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*"Amigo Racism", [[Galeria de la Raza]], San Francisco |
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*"Chicano Art for Our Millennium", Mesa Southwest Museum, Arizona |
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*"Latino Artists of Los Angeles- Defining Self and Inspiration", Millard Sheets Gallery, Los Angeles |
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Collections that include Laura Molina's work: |
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* [[Hispanic Research Center]], Arizona State University |
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* [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] |
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* [[Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego]] |
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* [[California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives]], University of California, Santa Barbara<ref>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:HOfxL_oJo88J:cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/shg_app_supplement.html+jaguar,+%22Laura+MOlina%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us</ref> |
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===Music career=== |
===Music career=== |
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Revision as of 20:44, 7 March 2008
| Laura Molina | |
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| File:Lauramolina photo.jpg | |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Painter Writer Penciller Inker |
| Pseudonym(s) | The Angriest Woman In The World La Diabla |
Notable works | Naked Dave Cihualyaomiquiz: The Jaguar |
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Laura Molina is an American artist, musician, and actress from Los Angeles, California.[1] Laura is perhaps best known for her Naked Dave paintings, being the lead singer/guitarist of the 1980s rock band Tiger Lily, and the creator of a self-published comic book titled Cihualyaomiquiz: The Jaguar.[2][3]
Biography
Early life
Laura Molina was born in East Los Angeles, California in 1957 and grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles near Pasadena. Her father is a Tejano. A descendent of San Antonio's Hispanic settlers, "Los Bexareńos". Ranchers and Vaqueros who were made legal United States citizens under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.
Art career
Shortly after completing her high school education, Laura studied acting with mentors C. Bernard Jackson and George C. Wolfe in a theatrical training program at the Inner-City Cultural Center in Los Angeles. She then studied art and film making at the California Institute of the Arts from 1979 to 1981. Laura furthered her art education by attending the Art Center College of Design in 1994 and the American Animation Institute in North Hollywood in 1995. During the 1980s she supporting herself by painting billboards in the traditional technique, oil paint and occasionally working as an animation Inbetweener In the 1990's, she spent 2 years as an Imagineer for The Walt Disney Company. She worked prolifically as a scenic artist and animatronic figure-finisher in motion pictures, television and theme parks until 2005.
Molina's distinct style is very much influenced by art associated with the Chicano Movement of the 1960's, Mexican culture, especially by artist Frida Kahlo and the British Pre-Raphaelites. Her projects have included the Naked Dave series of paintings, serigraphs at Self Help Graphics Screenprint Atelier and a self-published comic book "Cihualyaomiquiz the Jaguar".[4]
Exhibitions and Collections
Exhibitions that include Laura Molina's work:
- "Amigo Racism", Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco
- "Chicano Art for Our Millennium", Mesa Southwest Museum, Arizona
- "Latino Artists of Los Angeles- Defining Self and Inspiration", Millard Sheets Gallery, Los Angeles
Collections that include Laura Molina's work:
- Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, University of California, Santa Barbara[5]
Music career
In the early 1980's, Molina fronted the New Wave band Tiger Lily, named after a burlesque dancer of the same name once portrayed by Lucille Ball.[6][7] It was an all-female group consisting of five members and played steadily throughout Los Angeles, eventually being signed on by Rhino Records for an all-girl band compilation entitled The Girls Can't Help It. Unfortunately, the group disbanded following their final live-performance in July of 1984. Molina would later record with Bob Casale of Devo[8].
Naked Dave
Naked Dave is a series of paintings inspired by her relationship with illustrator and Rocketeer creator, Dave Stevens.[9] A five month long sexual relationship between the artists ended in early December, 1978. Molina started the series in 1993 after an attempted reconciliation initiated by Stevens, failed to settle things between them.[10][11]
Dave Stevens appears as the objectified subject of 5 paintings which appear on an internet art presentation called NakedDave.com. The series, the artist and web site have been the subject of several academic and Pop culture articles in recent years including Professor Dora Ramirez-Dhoore's 2005, 33 page essay "The Cyberborderland: Surfing the Web for Xicanidad" in the academic journal, Chicana/Latina Studies, MALCS: Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social and "Naked Dave" by Heidi MacDonald on her weblog, "The Beat - The News Blog of Comics Culture", February 18, 2005. In 2004, a documentary short film, "Naked Dave" was made about her artistic obsessions by film makers Alex Schaffert and David Callaghan. The film can be found on her official website. Despite protesting the use of his likeness, Molina claims to be protected from legal ramifications citing Polydoros v. Twentieth Century Fox Film (67 Cal. App.4th 318, 1997) in which Michael Polydoros contended that David Mickey Evans, the writer-director of the movie The Sandlot had violated his privacy by including a character based on him. The courts ruled in favor of Twentieth Century Fox, stating the film was protected by free speech.[12][13]
See also
References
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