Mexican Folk Art: From Oaxacan Artist Families
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764326732 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This beautiful reference introduces contemporary Mexican folk art by featuring prominent artists from Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico. A useful resource section includes a list of shops and markets of Oaxaca City and 12 of its surrounding pueblos, and a glossary identifies the frequently-used Mexican terms that apply to these folk arts. This sampler features 87+ artists belonging to 45+ families, many useful maps, and over 500 color photographs of their distinctive works. This will be a treasured source of reference and inspiration for all who love folk art.. Their unique artworks are introduced and illustrated. These folk art traditions have been preserved for hundreds of years. Crafted from natural materials, their ceramics, weaving, woodcarving, embroidery, tin work, toys, jewelry, candles, dried flower crafts, basketry, and celebrations of Day of the Dead handicrafts incorporate unique blends of indigenous myths with ancient patterns from Zapotec ruins
. Arden and Anya Rothstein, mother and daughter, live in New York City. In 1998 Arden took her family to Oaxaca to share beloved memories of three teenage summers spent there forty years earlier. Her love for and fascination with the area -- especially its folk artist families -- were rekindled. Intrig
"Mexican Folk Art" according to Diane C., Goelz. This is an extensive look at the crafts of Oaxaca amd the families who make them. I used this book as a guide when I visted Oaxaca. It is accurate. Very nice photos.. Nancy Eveleth said For the traveler to Oaxaca. I've visited Oaxaca City and some of the surrouding craft villages on a trip about 8 years ago. I'm going again in October "For the traveler to Oaxaca" according to Nancy Eveleth. I've visited Oaxaca City and some of the surrouding craft villages on a trip about 8 years ago. I'm going again in October 2008. I decided to purchase this book so that I could have a better understanding of the various crafts, who makes them and where they are located. I hoped to have more knowledge then the average tourist who might simply go on a tour and only visit the craftsmen they were shown. With the information this book provided I could hire a driver and tell him which places I want to visit. I. 008. I decided to purchase this book so that I could have a better understanding of the various crafts, who makes them and where they are located. I hoped to have more knowledge then the average tourist who might simply go on a tour and only visit the craftsmen they were shown. With the information this book provided I could hire a driver and tell him which places I want to visit. I. Great Book This book was such a great resource to assist me in deciding what artists I wanted to visit during my recent trip to Oaxaca. I would not have been able to locate some of these artists had I not had this book.
In the course of preparing this book they have stayed in the same lovely home and eaten the same fabulous food prepared by the same loving cook of Arden’s teenage years. Anya is a high school student at the Poly-Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, New York whose hobby is photography. Her love for and fascination with the area -- especially its folk artist families -- were rekindled. Most importantly, this project has served as their justification for "having" to make many pilgrimages to a place they adore. In 1998 Arden took her family to Oaxaca to share beloved memories of three teenage summers spe