Propuesta artística sobre los cómics fundamentados en personajes de leyendas ecuatorianas para el desarrollo de problemáticas socioculturales

Abstract

This work develops sociocultural themes from the use of comics, which have been organized in a diversity of genres, in this research, priority is given to the characters of Ecuadorian legends, selected for their symbolic relationship with the contents organized in this artistic proposal. La dama tapada, as a female character, is pertinent to be applied as a referent on gender violence in addition, La caja ronca for its darkness particularity, can be closely related to corruption, under those selection criteria, the ideas for the works were delimited. The general objective of this research is the following. To value cultural identity through the presentation of an artista proposal, applying the characters of Ecuadorian legends in comics from a contemporary vision, for the transmission of a strong and critical message about socio-cultural problems, gender violence and corruption. The techniques for the fundamentation of the first chapters, the bibliographic research method was developed, which allowed the search for information from primary sources, such as indexed documents and books. In a second part, the techniques of art were needed, such as the application of the paint, the support selected for this creation is acrylic on canvas, with a dimension of 50 by 70 cm, which allows to appreciate in detail and finishes. It was established as a purpose, the development of two creations, which are entitled. Sé lo que hiciste mientras nadie te ve y Entre justicia y ratas in comic format with the selected characters of local legends, along with a contemporary perspective based on the social reality the problem of gender violence in Ecuador and Latin America, these situations should generate impact and social awareness to raise their voices for those who could not do it. About corruption, is clear has also reached high rates, overpricing of medical supplies and implements, speculation in the pandemic has been so evident, which causes discomfort and insecurity. For the part of the critical and reflective approach, an interview was conducted with Mgs. Danny Narváez Paz, who contributed with relevant information, an analysis of their general appreciation of the message and sequence of the work and also, focusing on technical details. Also, a discourse analysis was carried out through the comments obtained. The results of this research work verified that complies the proposed functions. It associates the characters for the approach with the cultural identity, it also transmits clear messages about the proposed themes, it develops creativity from the artistic and literary dimensions. The most significant findings of this research, It was identified that people recognize the characters by their descriptions, especially specifically for its characteristic elements: in the case of la dama tapada, the use of the veil was key to its recognition, as well as its black clothing, which is directly related to what it represents, but not with the characters of la caja ronca which, having a figure similar to a devil, was associated with other oral stories and legends, as a cultural element; b) The association of oral, written and visual tradition, allows the assimilation of the arguments, it is important to note that it could be evidenced in the composition it is necessary to facilitate the sequence of representation to achieve cohesion in the creation, the colors allow observers to get involved in the environment represented, The visual language generated expectations and developed creativity, each observer from his subjectivity, could interpret and understand to give meaning to the work.