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Bomba y Plena, de la Playa al Batey
2002
Acrylic on Watercolor
15" x 11"
Collection of Melinda Gonzalez
This piece
takes the traditions of Bomba and Plena, associated mostly
with the coastal towns of Loíza and Ponce respectively, in Puerto
Rico, and brings them to the batey. Bateys are the ceremonial grounds
of the Taino people. Featured here are the grounds of the Caguana Ceremonial
Park in the mountains of Puerto Rico, near Utuado. I visited the site
just six weeks before having created this piece. Also pictured here are
the distinct hills whose forms are reminiscent of the 3-pointer cemí
of the Taino people. The sky includes the Puerto Rican and Lares flags,
with their original sky blue color. The Lares flag is included not only
because of its significance in Puerto Rican history but also because the
town of Lares is a short drive from this ceremonial site. I was inspired
after having visited both places on the afternoon of Septemeber 24th,
2002, 1 day after the 134th anniversary of the revolution known as El
Grito de Lares. (See Betances in the political
gallery).
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