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Ekaiaistari In reply to snormandemily [2012-08-02 17:41:14 +0000 UTC]

I didn't know there were Huichol villages near Guanajuato state, I always thought they lived more to the north! I'd love to see this form of art in the making, not in a gallery or museum, but in a village as you did. Sure it was great experience and honor! And yes there are two things I love the most of this art: the intricacy of designs and colors, and the deep roots it has to their culture and beliefs.
Were you able to take a picture or get a piece of art from that trip?

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Ekaiaistari In reply to revolverkiller [2011-10-25 06:53:21 +0000 UTC]

In this case I don't know if they used the traditional method which consists in using a special kind of wax, named "cera de campeche" ( I don't know the name of it in english), to cover the object and then apply the beads to it by hand, using a needle as a guide. Traditionally, Huichol art is made on wood or bone, paper sculpture is more recent and gaining popularity, but this was the first time I saw them use metal as support.

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Ekaiaistari In reply to shitito [2011-10-08 03:59:36 +0000 UTC]

Pues me enteré que el Vochol estaba en exhibición en el MAP, y fui a verlo y tomarle tantas fotos como pude porque me encanta el arte huichol, así que por eso estan aqui esas fotos
¿El trabajo de tu amigo de casualidad fue publicado? Me gustaría leer la entrevista.
Gracias!

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shitito In reply to Ekaiaistari [2011-10-09 21:14:31 +0000 UTC]

Fue un documental en video, y yo le ayudé a pasar las entrevistas por escrito. Desafortunadamente gran parte de su trabajo se perdió porque se le descompuso el disco duro en el que lo guardaba, pero luego le pregunto (:

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Ekaiaistari In reply to aliice-wolf [2011-11-12 06:37:13 +0000 UTC]

I will if I ever meet them, the story behind this piece was published through local media in my country and the car itself was exhibited in a museum, where I took the shots. Huichol art is beautiful in every way and every handcraft, if you ever stumble upon it, get it, it's worth it. It's not only colors and composition, it's tradition, history and mythology of an important group of indigenous people. Non of their desings are coincidental, everything has a meaning. I'm glad you liked it that much!

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Ekaiaistari In reply to Britne [2011-09-30 04:27:14 +0000 UTC]

Yes, it is made of beads, it took about six months and two families to make it.

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Ekaiaistari In reply to Denkou-Soshiatae [2011-09-27 05:46:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! the huichol families who made this amazing piece of art deserve all the credit, I just wanted to share it with as many people as possible. I'm glad you liked it

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