THE CRAFTS OF MEXICO

THE CRAFTS OF MEXICO

V.V.A.A.

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Editorial:
ARTES DE MÉXICO
Año de edición:
2004
Materia
Arte
ISBN:
978-970-683-102-6
Páginas:
358
Encuadernación:
Acordeón
Colección:
Guías
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FROM TEXTILES TO TINWORKS, A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED CELEBRATION OF THE INCREDIBLE VARIETY OF MEXICAN CRAFTS. CRAFTS OF MEXICO IS A VISUAL CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN CRAFTS, PRESENTING PAGE AFTER PAGE OF FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS ALONGSIDE ESSAYS BY LEADING ART HISTORIANS, INTERVIEWS WITH AND PROFILES OF LEADING CRAFTSPEOPLE, AND APPRECIATIONS BY LEADING WRITERS. THE SECTION ON CERAMICS LOOKS AT THE FAMOUS TALAVERA WORK FROM THE COLONIAL CITY OF PUEBLA, AND THE FANTASTICAL CREATIONS OF TONALÁ AND METEPEC; DETAILED EXAMINATIONS OF MEXICAN TEXTILES, FROM CHIAPAS AND OAXACA, INCLUDE HISTORIES OF THE WEAVINGS AND A STUDY OF THE SYMBOLISM IN THE PATTERNS PLUS A SPECIAL SECTION ON SHAWLS. BASKET WEAVING FOCUSES ON THE WELL-KNOWN SERI BASKETS FROM NORTHERN MEXICO; TINWORK SPANS FROM FOLK FIGURES TO CATHEDRAL ALTARS; LACQUER WORK TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT MEXICO''S ADOPTION OF THIS TRADITIONALLY ASIAN CRAFT; AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED, CRAFTS OF MEXICO IS SURE TO BECOME THE AUTHORATIVE WORK

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