{"id":1262,"date":"2022-05-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2024-02-22T19:57:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T19:57:05","slug":"antonio-martorell-queslaque-es-que-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/2022\/05\/16\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-es-que-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Work of the Week: Antonio Martorell, &#8220;\u00bfQu\u00e9slaque? Es que la\u2026&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea41364465b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea41364465b\" class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-1024x551.jpeg\" alt=\"Black and brown artwork: \u00bfQu\u00e9slaque? Es que la\u2026, by Antonio Martorell\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" title=\"Show a work of art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-1024x551.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-768x414.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-500x269.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-100x54.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-150x81.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-200x108.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-450x242.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-600x323.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-900x485.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Martorell (Puerto Rican, b. 1939),<br>\u00bfQu\u00e9slaque? Es que la\u2026, 2018,<br>Acrylic, collage and calligraphy on felt, 94 x 141 in. Museum purchase from the Michel Roux Acquisition Fund. 2019.9. Image courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9slaque?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-1024x551.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1263 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-1024x551.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-768x414.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-500x269.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-100x54.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-150x81.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-200x108.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-450x242.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-600x323.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque-900x485.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/antonio-martorell-queslaque.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9slaque?\u201d is Puerto Rican slang for \u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d or \u201cWhassup?\u201d. As viewers, we read this familiar question at the top left of the large artwork in funereal black and gray tones. This<br>colloquial greeting is placed next to a silhouette that we can recognize as a map of the island of Puerto Rico (center) and the smaller islands of Vieques and Culebra (on the right).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As we get closer to the image we realize that the small partitions within the map of the island are not its municipalities, but cutouts from local newspapers. These are actually partly effaced obituaries of many individuals who died as a consequence of the paths of hurricanes Irma and Maria. These Category 5 storms with wind gusts of up to 178 MPH ravished the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico within two weeks of each other on September 6 and September 20, 2017. While the official death toll was grossly underreported by the authorities for political and methodology reasons, it has been anecdotally and personally felt deeply by all of us connected with the islands.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antonio Martorell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1628 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Martorell-Photo-by-Gabriel-Suau-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Antonio (&#8220;To\u00f1o&#8221;) Martorell (born 1939) is a Puerto Rican multi-media artist, educator, and writer, and a pillar of Caribbean contemporary art history. An intellectual, an artist of artists, and an artist of and for the people, Martorell\u2018s prolific body of work spans over six decades, consistently making references to the histories, diversity and resilience of Puerto Rican culture in face of adversity. Martorell\u2019s artistic practice dissects and reveals encoded systems within culture and daily life by examining the intersections of language, the imaginary of self-representation and public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo by Gabriel Suau<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>While his art and pedagogy are rich in aphoristic observations, these are far from<br>sanctimonious. The question \u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9slaque?\u201d comes across as an act of humble approach and<br>willingness to engage. The map reveals the reality that the islanders are faced with: a grave<br>catastrophe within an accidental topography, a history that has been again sinisterly<br>attempted to be erased, a devastation of silence and inaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The brief slowed down response \u201cEs-que-la\u201d at the bottom right reminds us of when we are<br>stunned and fail by responding with a \u201cIt\u2019s that\u2026ehhh, hmm\u201d. Medically speaking, this is no<br>less but an example of the impact of induced anxiety on affective response inhibition.<br>Somberly, in Spanish \u201cesquela\u201d also means \u201cobituary\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Gamaliel R. Herrera, MD<br>Volunteer Member, CFAM Collections Committee<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Learn more about Antonio Martorell at the resources below<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q9awOounxso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-1024x466.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1631 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-500x228.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-100x46.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-150x68.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-200x91.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-450x205.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-600x273.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM-900x410.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-1.33.40-PM.png 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Watch a Video:<\/strong> Artist Talk with Antonio Martorell  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q9awOounxso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1505 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-100x125.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-150x188.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-200x250.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-300x375.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-450x563.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12-900x1125.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/rma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>View Works<\/strong> by Antonio Mantorell on the Rollins Museum of Art&#8217;s Collections page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollins.edu\/rma\/collection\/art-since-1950\/index.html#AntonioMartorell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antonio (&#8220;To\u00f1o&#8221;) Martorell (born 1939) is a Puerto Rican multi-media artist, educator, and writer, and a pillar of Caribbean contemporary art history. 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