On View
On viewObject number1982/3.8
Mestizo
Artist
Ed Paschke
(American, 1939-2004)
Date1982
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe: 6 ft. 10 in. × 8 ft. 2 in. × 2 3/8 in. (208.3 × 248.9 × 6 cm)
canvas: 6 ft. 8 in. × 8 ft. (203.2 × 243.8 cm)
canvas: 6 ft. 8 in. × 8 ft. (203.2 × 243.8 cm)
Credit LineNEA matching grant and Art Auction Fund
Exhibition HistoryOn loan to the South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN (June 11, 1997 - Aug. 14, 1998).
"Art and the American Experience," KIA (Sept. 13 - Dec. 6, 1998).
"Lasting Legacy: A Collection for Kalamazoo," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Sep. 6, 2014 - Jan. 4, 2015).
"Unveiling American Genius," KIA Permanent Collection Exhibition, Traditional, Markin, Nay and Groos Galleries (March 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023).Label TextIn Mestizo, a garish neon line travels around the figure’s form to the index finger which points upward toward a mass of frenzied electronic waves bursting from his head. Normally, mestizo refers to a person of mixed European and non-European descent. Who is this person, this mestizo? The anonymous figure is a reflection of ourselves; we are a new species of creature formed through the power of all things electronic. Throughout the 1980s, Paschke was concerned about the influential roles television, technology, and media were playing in our daily lives. One wonders what he would say today about our culture’s love affair with digital media?
