Mexican
Art
The land called Mexico has many moods
and faces. Without a doubt Mexico is steeped in ancient Indian
lore, seasoned with Spanish colonial customs. The array of
folk art and crafts in Mexico is simply mind-boggling. Each
region of Mexico has its own specialty, with villagers maintaining
the traditions handed down from countless generations.
FolkArt.com continues to search this
vast and wonderful landscape to bring you the very finest art
available. If you know of any artists that create Mexican Art
and would be interested in showcasing it on our website, please
email us their name and telephone number and a description
of their art. Please email Art@folkart.com
Alebrijes:
Oaxaca Art (Wood Carvings) |
Alebrijes |
Wood
carving, an ancestral Zapotec tradition, comes to its
fullest expression through the Alebrijes. These are unreal
and magic pieces born out of the imagination of the Oaxaqueño
craftsmen. Alebrijes represent an innovative and
unreal spirit of the Oaxaqueño soul through the
hand carving and painting of fantastically shaped figures.
These are made by Mixes tribes and craftsmen from San
Martin Tilcajete. The perfect finish makes them unique
and are considered as pieces of art. |
| Black
Pottery: Oaxaca Art |
Black
Pottery |
Black
pottery available from Arte Oaxaqueño is made
following the traditional techniques. The beauty of this
pottery is accomplished by a long process of several
working days by Zapotec craftsmen, thus giving it the
unique final touch. |
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| Day
of the Dead Dolls (Dia de los Muertos) |
Day
of the Dead |
In
Mexican culture there is a philosophical acceptance of
death as an integral part of the cycle of life. During "Los
Dias de los Muertos", people believe that the souls
of the dead return every year to earth for one day.
The art on these pages highlights extraordinary creations
by extraordinary Mexican Artists. |
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| Glassy
Pottery: Oaxaca Art |
Glassy
Pottery |
Santa
Maria Atzompa is a village where agriculture and pottery
are the two main activities. Craftsmen create the Glassy
Pottery through a long and precise process, obeying a
primitive technique that does not use any mold. They
break with traditional patterns and capture the spirit
of their creative soul giving life to sophisticated shapes. |
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Political
Unrest Feeds Art |
Political
Art: Mexico |
The
Indian men and women that make these dolls strives to
glorify the cause of the rebels in the state of Chiapas,
Mexico as they attempt to gain the human rights they
feel have been denied for centuries. |
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| Weavers
of Oaxaca: DVD or Video |
Weavers
of Oaxaca |
A
45-minute video showing weavers working in all aspects
of weaving. Native weavers show the many steps in making
a tapestry. They card, spin, wash and dye the wool. Filmed
in Santa Ana de Valle and Teotitlán de Valle,
two villages outside the city of Oaxaca. The music was
recorded on the streets of Oaxaca. |
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Weavings
by Zapotec Indians (Oaxaca) |
Zapotec
Weavings |
The
Dominican priests brought the first sheep to the small
village Teotitlán del Valle in what is today the
State of Oaxaca. That's when the weaving of clothes began.
The inhabitants of Teotitlán specialize in the
weaving of 100% virgin wool rugs, all of them elaborated
with complex designs, frets, and incomparable colors. |
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