Carlos Almaraz Original Latin American Vintage Pastel Painting Los Four Los Angeles California Chicano Neo Expressionist Art 1984

Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1949 and grew up in Chicago and Los Angeles. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, and later earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Otis College of Art and Design in 1974. In 1973, Almaraz and three other artists co-founded Los Four, a local art collective whose collaborations brought Chicano street art to the attention of the Los Angeles mainstream art community. Almaraz also created murals, banners, and other artworks for César Chávez and the United Farmworkers Union. His large Boycott Gallo mural on the All Nations' Center in East Los Angeles, was a community landmark before its destruction, during the late 1980s. 

    Almaraz is best known for his depictions of Echo Park and his freeway car crashes where he captures the L. A. urban landscape with explosive painterly textures and brilliant color. The often dualistic aspect of life is a consistent element in the artist’s work.
   

Carlos Almaraz
(1941-1989)
Mexico, Los Angeles
Los Four
Pastel on Paper
Painting alone measures approximately 30" X 44". plus frame
Carlos Almaraz (October 5, 1941 – December 11, 1989) was a Mexican-American artist and an early proponent of the Chicano street arts movement.
Hand Signed lr in initials/symbols
Dated ’84
Excellent original condition. Painting has not been removed from original, vintage frame, and is behind plexiglass, for protection.

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