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SOLDADERAS

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Soldaderas is the 2011 Mexican/ Chicanx/ Boricua Solidarity Mural
by Brooklyn-born and raised, Borikén-based Rematriated artist, Yasmín Hernández.
Modesto "Tín" Flores Community Garden
Lexington Avenue between 104 & 105th streets
El Barrio/ East Harlem, NYC

INSTALLATION June 2011

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Francisco Reyes II. Mamboso.net

Full image of Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall she has painted a nature scene to the left of blue sky, blue sea, plants and flowers and to the right the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, full view, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Francisco Reyes II, Mamboso.net.

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Marina Ortiz

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Joe Conzo

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Soldaderas Mural in Progress, Yasmin Hernandez Art

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas In Progress

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress.

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Soldaderas in progress

Artist Yasmin Hernandez on a ladder painting her Soldaderas Mural with the seated images of Frida Kahlo and Julia de Burgos holding hands with a background of the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags.

Yasmin Hernandez Painting Soldaderas

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Open air studio with Yasmin Hernandez during the installation of the Soldaderas Mural.

Soldaderas Open Air Studio

Art for Change Director Eliana Godoy welcoming folks to the Open Air Studio talk with artist Yasmin Hernandez. Photo by Marina Ortiz

Yasmin Hernandez speaking within a circle of folks gathered during the Soldaderas Mural Open Air studio talk at the Modesto Flores Community Garden.

Soldaderas Open Air Studio Talk with Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Mother and daughters look on as artist Yasmin Hernandez paints the Soldaderas Mural of Frida Kahlo and Julia de Burgos sitting in a yellow and blue dress respectively.

Painting Soldaderas

Mom Ivy and daughters look on as Yasmin paints Soldaderas.

Yasmin Hernandez speaks to a group visiting the Soldaderas Mural at the Modesto Flores Garden

Yasmin Hernandez speaks to a group visiting the Soldaderas Mural at the Modesto Flores Garden

Sunflowers in sunlight detail of the Soldaderas mural of Friday Kahlo and Julia de Burgos sitting hand in hand, side by side at the Modesto Flores Garden, East Harlem.

Soldaderas Mural, sunflowers detail

Photo by Joe Conzo

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural detail, gold calligraphy on brown background reads "Tengo hambre de libertad..." citing a quote by Julia de Burgos.

Soldaderas Mural, calligraphy detail

"Tengo hambre de libertad..." Photographer Javier Soriano captures this calligraphy detail of this Julia de Burgos quote.

Frida Kahlo's double self portrait with two versions of herself seated side by side, holding hands with exposed hearts.

Las dos Fridas

The inspiration behind the Soldaderas mural, Frida Kahlo's legendary double self-portrait.

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Francisco Reyes II. Mamboso.net

Full image of Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall she has painted a nature scene to the left of blue sky, blue sea, plants and flowers and to the right the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, full view, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Francisco Reyes II, Mamboso.net.

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Marina Ortiz

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Photo by Joe Conzo

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall are painted the the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Soldaderas Mural, Yasmin Hernandez

Soldaderas Mural in Progress, Yasmin Hernandez Art

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas In Progress

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress.

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Photo by Claudia Plaza

Yasmin Hernandez' Soldaderas Mural in Progress

Soldaderas in progress

Artist Yasmin Hernandez on a ladder painting her Soldaderas Mural with the seated images of Frida Kahlo and Julia de Burgos holding hands with a background of the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags.

Yasmin Hernandez Painting Soldaderas

Photo by Claudia Plaza

UNVEILING July 2011

Artist Yasmin Hernandez stands in front of the Soldaderas mural, on a brick wall she has painted the Mexican and Puerto Rican flags fusing a shared red stripe and the image of painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a yellow dress wearing ammunition and an exposed heart, holding the hand of the seated figure of poet Julia de Burgos, in a blue dress and head scarf, also with ammunition across her chest and an exposed heart.

Mexica dancer in dark blue dress and red head band across her forehead holds up smoking incense to the Soldaderas Mural with the hands of Frida Kahlo and Julia de Burgos, the ammunition crossing their chests and their exposed hearts at her eye level.

Mexica dancer in feathered headdress and regalia blows into a conch shell in the foreground. In the background another Mexica dancer with a white and purple dress and purple handkerchief over her hair holds up smoking incense to the painted image of a seated Julia de Burgos of the Soldaderas Mural. Tenement windows are next to the painted wall.

Mexica dancer dances barefoot in feathered headdress and regalia, maraca in hand, in front of the Soldaderas Mural with a background of the painted seated figures of Frida Kahlo and Julia de Burgos in yellow and blue respectively.