Shizu Saldamando’s portraits are heavily influenced by Chicano art sensibilities and her Japanese heritage. Her subjects aren’t the cookie-cutter characters we see in popular culture, but real, breathing beings actively building their identity.
Based on the article, Counter Cliché: The Asian and Latino Bi-Cultural Experience by Carren Jao
http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/bi-cultural-audrey-chan-shizu-saldamando.html
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