Louis Jacinto and Jimmy Centano (curator)
Louis Jacinto Photography
Casa 0101 Theatre Gallery
Jean Deleage Art Gallery
2102 E. lst Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033
"History is not just about time..." stated Angela Davis. Louis Jacinto's current photography exhibit at Casa 0101 Theatre Gallery exemplifies this quote. His photographs from the seventies and eighties define the fluidity of time and how human rights and our family descendants are a paradise of personal declarations. Louis is a product of the "baby-boomer" generation who was organically surrounded by the importance of respecting individual differences and the self-determination to participate in civil rights from various factions. During the artist's reception, Louis spoke about how at times his life he has felt overwhelmed by having to define his racial and sexual identity. The photographs chosen for the exhibit, by Jimmy Centano, represent the strength of his ancestry and the roots of his political visions through photography. His family's strength, vigor, loyalty and commitment, to name a few virtues, are captured in the photographs of his paternal grandmother, Maria Serrano l978 and his father in Coffee at 5 a.m. l984. Maria Serrano, regally donning her prosaic apron, looks directly into the camera with the proud stature of a woman managing her own home. Louis' father and mother in Coffee at 5 a .m. are an example of a couple committed to supporting each other moment by moment. Louis' caption of this photograph states that they had coffee together everyday at 5 a.m. before his father went to work. Here's an example of "quality time" before it was fashionable. The labeled lunchbox is a personal acknowledgement of C S JACINTO's existence in his community and the world.
U.S. Out Of El Salvador 1983
Louis is a vigilant advocate of the LGBTQ+ community and the value of this community being a part of other people in need of support. The U.S. Out Of El Salvador 1983 speaks of importance of people getting together in peaceful protest. This photograph demonstrates the power of words on simple banner paper carried by a Gay and Lesbian community to lend their universal support for freedom, civil, and personal rights. And with time being all the same, this photograph could have been taken in 2022.
Artists' fingerprints can exist in every piece of their artwork. Sometimes the work can be considered a self-portrait. Angela Davis 1978, appears to contain significant characteristics of Louis' creative voice and life purpose. As he captions in this photograph: "I guess her "fashion" sense had gone out of favor. This image shows her continued determination even if she is the only one left fighting." Louis is that kind of person, ensconced in ancestral determination exhibited in his photographs and much more.
Angela Davis 1978
