Sunday, 15 March 2020

DF 2020 - Citibanamex 2 - another attempt

I got reports that in my first attempt to post this the photos did not come through so I'm trying again.  Let me know if there are no photos.

Onward with the Maestros de Artes Populares.
 
 More tiny figures, these woven, probably of corn husks

These skeleton figures that are so popular all over Mexico, are a derivative of La Calavera Catrina or Catrina La Calavera Garbancera ('Dapper Skeleton', 'Elegant Skull') originally created by the Mexican printmaker, cartoon illustrator and lithographer José Guadalupe Posada.  "The original leaflet describes a person who was ashamed of her indigenous origins and dressed imitating the French style while wearing lots of makeup to make her skin look whiter.

While the original work by Posada introduced the character, the popularity of La Calavera as well as her name is derived from a work by artist Diego Rivera in his 1947 completed mural Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en Alameda Central (Dream of a Sunday afternoon along Central Alameda)." 


 Obsidian head

 Bone carving



 Amazing guitar inlay


 5 String guitar Huichol style


  Exquisite weaving







To be continued

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