Mark Aguhar

Mark C. Aguhar
Born (1987-05-16)May 16, 1987
Died March 12, 2012(2012-03-12) (aged 24)
Chicago, Illinois
Education University of Illinois at Chicago (MFA), University of Texas at Austin (BA)

Mark C. Aguhar (May 16, 1987 – March 12, 2012) was an activist and multimedia fine artist known for her multidisciplinary work about gender, beauty and existing as a racial minority, while being body positive and transgender femme-identified. Aguhar was made famous by her Tumblr blog that questioned the mainstream representation of the "glossy glorification of the gay white male body".[1][2]

Life

Aguhar was born May 16, 1987 in Houston, Texas.[3] She attended the University of Texas at Austin.[3][4] Aguhar's works include performance-based pieces, watercolors, collages, and photography. Often the work was of self-portraits with hair extensions, make-up, gender-specific clothing and a beautiful, unashamed portrait of herself, curves and all and reminds the viewer that Aguhar's life and mere existence was an act of confronting white hegemony.[3]

"My work is about visibility. My work is about the fact that I’m a genderqueer person of color fat femme fag feminist and I don’t really know what to do with that identity in this world. It’s that thing where you grew up learning to hate every aspect of yourself and unlearning all that misery is really hard to do. It’s that thing where you kind of regret everything you’ve ever done because it’s so complicit with white hegemony. It’s that thing where you realize that your own attempts at passive aggressive manipulation and power don’t stand a chance against the structural forms of domination against your body. It’s that thing where the only way to cope with the reality of your situation is to pretend it doesn’t exist; because flippancy is a privilege you don’t own but you’re going to pretend you do anyway."

- Mark Aguhar [2]

Aguhar maintained an online presence on Tumblr, which hosted both her professional and personal websites. As Tumblr user "calloutqueen," she titled her blog "BLOGGING FOR BROWN GURLS," posting her thoughts about sexuality, sex, dating, gender, and her work.[5]

Aguhar was only a few months away from earning her MFA from University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) when she committed suicide in Chicago, Illinois, on March 12, 2012.[6][7]

Exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ Prizmich, Mikey (25 February 2015). "Accept trans youth and value their diverse experiences". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Eler, Alicia (11 January 2013). "Homage to a City’s Queer History". Hyperallergenic. Hyperallergic Media, Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Garza, Evan J. (12 March 2015). "Why Be Ugly When U Can Be Beautiful?". Hyperallergenic. Hyperallergic Media, Inc. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Impossible Choreographies". The Destroyer Magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  5. ↑ "BLOGGING FOR BROWN GURLS". calloutqueen.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  6. ↑ Sandoval, Travis (16 March 2012). "Mark Aguhar 1987-2012". Austinist. Gothamist LLC. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mark Aguhar's Obituary on". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  8. ↑ "CRL EXHIBITION: NO LONE ZONE". 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Brenner, Wayne Alan (29 January 2010). "'Ideas of Mountains' This Creative Research Lab exhibition is a peak of no small aesthetic excitement". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "On View January 28, 2011 – March 12, 2011". Lawndale Art Center. 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Tamarkin, David (20 March 2012). "In memoriam: Mark Aguhar, 1987–2012". TimeOut Chicago. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Exhibitions - Gallery 400". gallery400.uic.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

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