Can't say it's easy for me hate on Target given the lecture I attended for the Chicano art exhibit they're sponsoring here at UH. I wasn't going to go to the lecture, but just happened to be walking by the auditorium when I was accosted by a really hot Latino brother who wanted me to attend. Imagine my surprise (and delight!) when I did go, based on his request, only to discover he is one of the artists featured in the exhibit! Learned a great deal from him and this issue/superstition about owls, which is a theme in his work. Couldn't figure out why so many of the Latinos in the audience were laughing when he'd say things like, "There were times when my mother would say things like, "Oh, we can't go out tonight because I saw an owl (but he used the Spanish word for "owl," which I don't know how to spell. . .) in the tree!" Was delighted when one of my "A" students and a kick ass Latina if there ever was one, Zaray, explained what that superstition was all about.
And, as one might suspect, Cheech Marin was hilarious. Initially I was baffled by his presence, but he's a major collector of Chicano art and played an instrumental role in this exhibit's formation, which is the first of its kind. His celebrity status is also responsible for some of the paintings in the exhibit like my fave one, which happened to be on loan by its owner --- actor Dennis Hopper.
But Latino brothers are sooooo smooth. One artist was talking about this hot chick he portrayed in his painting and why he was so enthralled by her to do the painting in the first place. Grrrlfriend had asked him for "a light" (for a cig) and he responded by saying, "By just looking at you I can light up this entire countryside. . ."
Whoa! See me SWOON! I think if a dude said that to me I'd get half way naked and let him create a painting of me, too! LOL!!!