Once a year Mexico undergoes a transformation. From the remote islands of Michoacan to Mexico City, people busily prepare for a centuries old celebration known as El Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico are perhaps one of the most bizarre and spectacular events one can be witness to. From its Native American origins to the transformation that the country undergoes in the days preceding the celebration.
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Day of the Dead Celebrations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Day of the Dead on October 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
José Guadalupe Posada: “Gran calavera eléctrica” (Grand electric skull) 1900-1913.
Posted in Folk Art, tagged Day of the Dead, folk art, Jose Guadalupe Posada on October 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Day of the Dead Folk Art Drawing
Posted in Folk Art, tagged Day of the Dead, drawing, folk art on October 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Ernesto Hernandez Olmos: “Day of the Dead” (2002)
Posted in Painting, tagged Day of the Dead, Ernesto Hernandez Olmos, painting on October 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Ernesto Hernandez Olmos was born in Oaxaca, Mexico on November 6, 1971. He completed his degree in Art at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Oaxaca, Benito Juarez in 1996. He has also studied sculpture at the Rufino Tamayo School of Art. He has participated in over forty collective exhibits, eight one-man shows, and mural projects. His paintings have been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in an exhibit on young Oaxacan painters.
Alfonso Castillo Orta: Monarch Butterfly Skull, Day of the Dead
Posted in Folk Art, tagged Alfonso Castillo Orta, Day of the Dead, Monarch Butterfly Skull on October 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Spectacular Monarch butterflies skull created by renowned Master Potter Alfonso Castillo Orta’s workshop from Izucar de Matamoros.
Jose Guadalupe Posada: Calavera Revolucionaria, Day of the Dead
Posted in Folk Art, tagged Day of the Dead, folk art, Jose Guadalupe Posada on October 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
For centuries the inhabitants of Mexico have created fascinating folk art expressions of the Day of the Dead: magnificently decorated skulls and catrinas, fabulous candelabra, trees of life and attractive skeletons. Skilful artists transform wood, clay, tin and paper into wonderful Day of the Dead sculptures many inspired by Jose Guadalupe Posada.
Alfonso Castillo: Day of the Dead Skull Art
Posted in Painting, tagged Alfonso Castillo, Day of the Dead on October 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Since pre-Columbian times, El Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead has been celebrated in Mexico and other Latin countries. This is a very special ritual, as it is the day in which the living lovingly remember their departed relatives.
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