Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Photos of Afro-Mexico
Downtown Oaxaca City
1. Ixrael Montes, artist living in Oaxaca City, with his El Perro de Vecino (2006)
2. Ruidas y Sonidas (2006)
3. Cuatete (2007)
1. Baltazar Castellano Melo, native of the Costa Chica and art student in Oaxaca City. Pictured with various untitled works.
2. Dolor de un Tono (2006)
3. La Negra Querendana (2006)
1. Leoncio Rojas, a famous mask-maker in Collantes, Oaxaca.
2. Mask for the Danza de los Diablos, seen here.
1. View of the parade for the Festa Santiago in San Nicolas, Guerrero.
2. Alternate shot of the parade. Men rode on the left side, carrying large Mexican flags while women and girls rode on the other, clas in elaborate, colorful dresses and decorated sombreros.
1. El Ciruelo, Oaxaca (home of Glyn Jemmott!)
2. Guillermo Vargas, a sculptor living in El Ciruelo.
3. Various untitled sculptures by Guillermo Vargas.
1. La Danza de la Tortuga (Turtle Dance) in the street in Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero.
2. Cuajinicuilapa market.
1. El Museo de las Culturas Afromestizas, Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero.
2. Re-creation of a casa redonda, a type of house specific to this region built as late as the 1960s.
3. Close-up shot of a diorama depicting slave labor; Museo de las Culturas Afromestizas.
Two works by Eduardo Anorve Zapata, artist and amateur scholar living in Cuajinicuilapa.
1. La Danza (de los Diablos)
2. Tres Estaciones ("Us and Them")
Two works by Aydee Rodriguez Lopez, one of the only (if not the only) prominent female Afro-Mexican artist. Works and lives in Cuajinicuilapa.
1. Los Diablos (2006)
2. Cuijla 1938 (2005) - "Cuijla" and "Cuaji" are short for Cuajinicuilapa.
-Matt Rarey
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4 comments:
Is "El Museo de las Culturas Afromestizas" the museum you were talking about in class that the people from there do not tend to visit??????
Charlyn
Yes, yes it is. Note its convenient location next to the city basketball/futbol court.
Wonderful photos!
Hey! Nice blog! I would be interesting in havin a small chat with you. I am writing my master thesis about the zone and about the sones de artesa. The artist Aydeé has also made a painting about that.
And... any idea of why the people do not tend to visit the museum?
Best regards!
Victoria
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