Description

Rasquachismo (also known as rascuachismo or rasquache/rascuache style) is a theory developed by Chicano scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto to describe "a perspective of the oppressed, a view from los de abajo" in working class Chicano communities that uses elements of "hybridization, juxtaposition and integration" as a means of empowerment and resistance. Rasquachismo is commonly used to describe the aesthetics present in working class Chicano art and Mexican art movements that "make the most from the least." It has been described as a worldview, the "view of the oppressed, which combines inventiveness with a survivalist attitude." Artists often represent experiences of their own life in the "barrio" or the experiences of being Mexican and Chicano. Read more ↗