Art II

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Mayan Influence on Graphic Design  culture-contemporary-graphic-design/ culture-contemporary-graphic-design/

Mesoamerican Art  The term Mesoamerica describes a region that included Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Simularities of Cultures:  the use of two calendars (a 260-day ritual version and a 365-day solar version)  pictographic writing systems  the practice of human sacrifice to many gods

Day of the Dead : Mexico

Ocarinas : Costa Rica

Mesoamerican Calendar

Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of running water, 200 AD (stone), Teotihuacan Museo Nacional de Arqueologia Mexico City, Mexico Photo © Boltin Picture Library The Bridgeman Art Library

Title: Jade figurine (jadite with residual paint) Primary creator: Olmec Culture Nationality: Mexican Location: Private Collection Credit: Photo © Boltin Picture Library Medium: jadite with residual paint Dimensions: height: 12.7 cms

Title: Temple of the Warriors (photo) Location: Tula, Mexico Credit: Photo © Boltin Picture Library Medium: Photograph

 The wall of the Ball Court, c AD (photo), Mayan/ Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

 Aztec Codex Borbonicus, detail depicting Quetzalcoatl (good/day) and Tezcatlipoca (evil/night)/ Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, Paris

 Prisoners of War Sacrificed to the Sun God, from an Aztec Codex (vellum)/ Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Dr. Lakra  Go to Video.

Dr Lakra Black Gordman 2003 ink and paint on vintage magazine 47.5 x 35 cm

El Salvador artist, Ronald Morán  El Salvador artist, Ronald Morán’s installations explore the seeds of violence that are evident in children’s belongings and their private spaces. His life-size children’s bedrooms, made monochromatic by painstakingly wrapping each object in white fleece, create an illusion of frozen nostalgia, while softening the blow for all the hardships that a child will endure as he/she becomes an adult.  Watch Video

 Vista #1 Habitacion Infantil, Bienal de Venezia,  2007  Lamda Print 40" x 27.5"

Mi Dulce Niñez IMi Dulce Niñez I, 2007 objects covered in synthetic fiber on pedestal 30" x 144"

 Mi Dulce Niñez II, 2007 Mi Dulce Niñez II  objects covered in synthetic fiber on pedestal 75" x 72"

Dario Escobar deconstruccion 2007 wood, plastic and stainless steel variable dimensions  Watch Video.

Contemporary Mesoamerican Artists  A Mexican tattoo artist living in Oaxaca, Dr. Lakra alters magazine tear sheets of wrestlers and pin-up girls, as well as anatomical illustrations and found objects, with cartoon drawings that reference sex, death, demons, and historical themes.  El Salvador artist, Ronald Morán’s installations explore the seeds of violence that are evident in children’s belongings and their private spaces.  Dario Escobar is a sculptor from Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Exit Ticket  Exit Ticket: What were three connections you saw in all Mesoamerican artwork?