Angel Cabrales/The uncolonized: a vision in the parallel

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From the border city, El Paso, TX, Angel Cabrales received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas. Currently he is the Assistant Professor in Sculpture at the University of Texas at El Paso, as well as a mentor in The Low Residency Master of Fine Arts Program for the School of Art Institute of Chicago.

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Angel Cabrales/The uncolonized: a vision in the parallel - April 22, 2020
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Mathematics, astronomy, irrigation, sewer systems, rubber…there were many technological advances made by the indigenous people of the Americas that most people are not aware of. The Uncolonized is an interactive installation inviting the viewer to walk through a glimpse of a parallel universe. A universe where the western hemisphere was not colonized and the indigenous people were allowed to advance without outside interference. Creating a new world of solar powered Aztechnonauts, systematic Mayathmaticians, computing Incanputer Scientists, problem solving Zapoteknical Engineers and experimenting Olmechemists. The installation presents an alternative realm which invites the viewer to create a dialogue in the history of the Americas and its indigenous people. Instill a curiosity into the untaught histories of our heritage while using a science fiction twist to nurture the pride in one’s ethnic heritage, creating thought, generate conversation and discussion to forge a strong sense of pride in who we are as a people.
The work, created through multimedia sculptures, laser cut resin paintings, video, music as artifacts are laid out in an archeological museum motif including dioramas of key points in this new history. A mural of divergent timeline includes the histories of the universe, the new paths taken and points of divergence.