La Gente Buena - The Good People Painting by Carlos Flores

La Gente Buena - The Good People

by Carlos Flores

Canvas Print

$46

Framed Print

$73

Art Print

$22

Poster

$22

Metal Print

$70

Acrylic Print

$78

Wood Print

$50

Tapestry

$46

Throw Pillow

$27

Fleece Blanket

$48

Duvet Cover

$100

Shower Curtain

$68

Bath Towel

$35

Tote Bag

$24

Weekender Tote Bag

$43

Zip Pouch

$25

Yoga Mat

$62

Greeting Card

$7.95

Spiral Notebook

$15

iPhone Case

$27

Beach Towel

$35

Round Beach Towel

$71

Weekender Tote Bag

$43

Coffee Mug

$15

Men's Clothing

$28

Women's Clothing

$28

Youth Clothing

$24

Toddler Clothing

$22

Baby Clothing

$26

Original - Sold

Price

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Dimensions

29.000 x 29.000 x 2.500 inches

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Title

La Gente Buena - The Good People

Artist

Carlos Flores

Medium

Painting - Ink And Oil On Unsealed Cotton

Description

A tribute to my ancestors. The Taino were the original inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, including Puerto Rico (Borikén) and Haiti (Ayití). They were the first in the New World to greet European travelers and to meet their violence and disease. A giving and peace-loving people, "Taino" meant "Good people". Despite the horrific genocide imposed on them, their blood and their cultural legacy continues in us, and throughout the world, even if the credit is not often given.

translated inscription:

"We are the invisible slaves,
the hidden footprints,
the good people.
We are the children of Yaya,
of Itiba Cahubaba,
and of the cave Cacibajagua.
We are observers of the world,
providers of the canoe, the cazabe and batey,
artists, explorers, doctors,
mothers, fathers, sons, sisters,
guardians of the Americas.
We are marks embedded in paper,
they write over us but they cannot erase us,
we continue in art and in music,
we continue in the blood of the latino,
we continue in the pulsation of the trees
and the earth, Ayití and Borikén.
We are Taino."

original Spanish inscription:

"Somos los esclavos invisibles,
las hueyas escondidas,
la gente buena.
Somos los hijos de Yaya,
de Itiba Cahubaba,
y de la cueva Cacibajagua.
Somos observadores del mundo,
proveedores de la canoa, el cazabe y el batey,
artistas, exploradores, doctores,
madres, padres, hijos, hermanas,
guardianes de las Américas.
Somos las marcas incrustadas en el papel,
nos escriben por encima
pero no nos pueden borrar,
seguimos en el arte y la música,
seguimos en la sangre del latino,
seguimos en el latido de los árboles
y la tierra, el Ayití y el Borikén.
Somos Taíno."