Mexican master ceramist Jorge Wilmot: the interval between before and after
"I am from Mexico, but it is like (being) from another country that no longer exists," says famed potter Juan Jorge Wilmot Mason.
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Chapala's Feria Maestros del Arte: guardians of the folk art tradition
"Art is a country's history and, before Mexicans could read or write, they were telling stories through their art. If this art disappears, so does history."
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Uncovering Tonala's history at the National Ceramic Museum
Dating back to pre-Hispanic times, the nahual is a shape shifter who switches between human and animal forms and is often characterized as a shaman.
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Wandering warriors: the Tastoan masks of Prudencio Guzman
On July 25, Saint James Day, Tastoanes perform in many towns and villages. The first performances in 12th century Spain were known as the dance of the Moors and the Christians. In Spain's version, the event symbolizes the expulsion of the Moors, while Mexico's variation -- often called the dance of the Tastoanes -- is commonly interpreted as the representation of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the 1500s.
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Mexican painter Gabriela Epstein: color, form and energy
Epstein spent eleven years on a Chiapas coffee plantation. Its fertile landscape seeped into her subconscious and left an indelible impression.
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An artistic evolution: Three modern Mexican muralists
For these three young men, art is not just an integral part of their lives, but a vital force in society as a whole.
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Inner reality: Ary Stillman in Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca worked a miracle on Ary and his painting seemed revitalized. For the next few years, there was an outpouring of fantasies on canvas or paper.
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The vibrant voyages of Mexican artist Hector Ramirez
Drenched in color, the paintings of Chihuahua artist H. Ramírez pulse with energy and emotion. These elements form the core of Ramírez's work; his very brushstrokes are informed by the artist's inner sentiments.
read moreMexican painter Lorena Rodriguez: from the personal to the universal
Lorena Rodríguez is shattering stereotypes about Mexican women one brushstroke at a time. Her multidimensional, female characters inhabit Mexico's contemporary landscape. Her paintings explore the many layers that comprise these women and the society in which they live.
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A family tradition in Michoacan: the pineapple pottery of Hilario Alejos Madrigal
All of my sentiments, all of my imagination are imprinted in a pineapple. It is the way in which I share my imagination with people.
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Evoking the ancient Maya: murals by Otoniel Baruck Sala
Maya-themed murals, which fuse shards of this ancient culture with elements of fantasy, are Sala's current focus.
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Life translated to art: the works of Mexican painter Mara Odette
Even if I see a landscape or a flower or the ocean, I can detect a human feeling, so it reminds me (that) I am human.
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Nature's artist: Mexico's Alan Vazquez
"The topics that I address in my artwork are an SOS to protect our scarce natural resources of today."
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Painting poetry: Mexican artist Veronica Leiton
"I firmly believe that the work should speak for itself. It alone will reflect what one as an artist thinks and feels."
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Living memories: photographs by Mexico's Miguel Angel Martinez
"Contact with nature has always been my primary inspiration. The energy that you receive is powerful, and at the same time, peaceful."
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The Obsidian Butterfly: modern Huichol symbolism
"The Nawatl art is creating archetypes, in the Jungian sense, awakening unconsciously the common roots of the artist and the viewer."
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Frozen moments: the photos of Mexico's Ricardo Gomez Jimenez
"I like the power to capture the image in that particular moment. It's like if a photo of you was taken, but you were caught in a moment. And then you see the photo and say, 'wow, I don't even recognize myself.'"
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A million meanings: the art of Mexican painter Raul Lopez Garcia
For artist Raúl López García, it is the language of his subconscious that manifests itself in his paintings.
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Traveling exhibit offers portal into Huichol world
The Huichols are one of the four indigenous groups that reside in the region known as the Gran Nayar, located in the southern part of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains. The Huichols call themselves Wixarika or, in plural form, Wixaritari, a word that's meaning is unknown but from which the term Huichol is derived.
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Mexico family roots: the Soteno Trees of Life
For the Soteno brethren of Metepec in the State of Mexico, creating the sculptures known as árboles de la vida (trees of life) is more than an art form - it is a family tradition.
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Creating is being: Mexican artist Raymundo Becerril Porras
"For the simple fact that we are sensitive beings, we can't stop making things, creating, seeing the world in another manner. The faculty of being, of walking through the world, of seeing is born in the habit of creating - little by little - something, anything."
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The fiery spirit of Mexico's Carmen Mondragon
Known as Nahui Ollin, Mondragón is remembered as a figure in the art scene of the 1920s and as an uninhibited woman who paved the way for female liberation in Mexico.
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Cancun's cultural oasis: La Casa del Arte Popular Mexicano
Depicting death in situations of the living is an artistic tradition for which Mexico is renowned.
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Labor of love: the work of Mexican photographer Edna Vite
In a world where greed has become commonplace, it is uplifting to meet a person who wants her work to serve as a conduit of love.
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The art of peace: Art, music and theater in Cancun
Peace manifests itself through artistic expression in Cancun's "Day Out of Time" celebration.
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