Jewell Castro Research Paper
Rabindra Thapaliya
Prof. Chubb
Survey of Multicultural art
11/16/17
Representations of Family and Identity in Samoan American Art
This paper covers the topics that were introduced by Dr. Bernida Webb-Binder during the presentation in ESTEP about “Jewell Castro’s Representations of Family and Identity in Samoan American Art”. This paper also describes about Jewell Castro’s life, Tales of a Fisherman I & II, MFA Thesis Show: Red House: Daughters of Salamasina and The Fa Samoa.
Jewell Castro was born in Chicago and raised in San Diego. Her mother was from Manua in American Samoa. Castro is known for her Samoan art. During the lecture, I got an opportunity to know more about her techniques and dedication towards the art. Dr. Bernida introduced …show more content…
Brenida also introduced about-Tales of a Fisherman I & II. At first, instead of discussing Tales of a Fisherman I, she discussed about Tales of a Fisherman II. These are works about her uncle who served in Vietnam. He joined the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and here stands fresh in his uniform on US soil beside his family’s house and church. His father is the pastor of the church, and the family lives on the church grounds. When I saw the painting named “Tales of a Fisherman”, I can see a man in a uniform of the soldier. In the background, I can see a man and women are standing and looking to the soldier. Also, we can see the unidentified faces in the background and it seems like the soldier is standing near the …show more content…
As I had already mentioned above about Dr. Brenida’s quote towards the Castro’s artwork. Jewel is creating arts in a three-dimensional, temporal, holographic manner, she realized she could utilize 2d works in a 3d way that tell a more dynamic story. While looking about The Fa Samoa, I found an interesting thing which says, “Most Samoan villages enforce a period of prayer in the early evening, signified by ringing a bell or by blowing a conch shell. During this brief curfew (the sa) one should not stop in the village if passing through. Appointed guardians, or aumaga, may stand by the road to ensure that travelers do not enter. Likewise, it is extremely disrespectful to eat or drink when walking through a village. Hosts have responsibility for the actions of their guests, and may incur a fine from the village authorities for infractions of local customs.”
Prof. Chubb
Survey of Multicultural art
11/16/17
Representations of Family and Identity in Samoan American Art
This paper covers the topics that were introduced by Dr. Bernida Webb-Binder during the presentation in ESTEP about “Jewell Castro’s Representations of Family and Identity in Samoan American Art”. This paper also describes about Jewell Castro’s life, Tales of a Fisherman I & II, MFA Thesis Show: Red House: Daughters of Salamasina and The Fa Samoa.
Jewell Castro was born in Chicago and raised in San Diego. Her mother was from Manua in American Samoa. Castro is known for her Samoan art. During the lecture, I got an opportunity to know more about her techniques and dedication towards the art. Dr. Bernida introduced …show more content…
Brenida also introduced about-Tales of a Fisherman I & II. At first, instead of discussing Tales of a Fisherman I, she discussed about Tales of a Fisherman II. These are works about her uncle who served in Vietnam. He joined the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and here stands fresh in his uniform on US soil beside his family’s house and church. His father is the pastor of the church, and the family lives on the church grounds. When I saw the painting named “Tales of a Fisherman”, I can see a man in a uniform of the soldier. In the background, I can see a man and women are standing and looking to the soldier. Also, we can see the unidentified faces in the background and it seems like the soldier is standing near the …show more content…
As I had already mentioned above about Dr. Brenida’s quote towards the Castro’s artwork. Jewel is creating arts in a three-dimensional, temporal, holographic manner, she realized she could utilize 2d works in a 3d way that tell a more dynamic story. While looking about The Fa Samoa, I found an interesting thing which says, “Most Samoan villages enforce a period of prayer in the early evening, signified by ringing a bell or by blowing a conch shell. During this brief curfew (the sa) one should not stop in the village if passing through. Appointed guardians, or aumaga, may stand by the road to ensure that travelers do not enter. Likewise, it is extremely disrespectful to eat or drink when walking through a village. Hosts have responsibility for the actions of their guests, and may incur a fine from the village authorities for infractions of local customs.”