Galería Atotonilco Open House: Huichol Yarn paintings and beadwork - September 28, 2019

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  •  Galeria Atotonilco
    OPEN HOUSE

    Featuring
    Huichol Yarn paintings and beadwork

    From the finest artists

    Saturday and Sunday
    September 28 and 29
    Noon to 5 PM


    Open House Features the Finest Huichol Artists

    By Susan Page

     

    Anthropologists consider the Huichol people to be one of the most intact remaining tribes in the Western Hemisphere. Maintaining their ancient lifestyle in the remote Sierra Madre mountains, they are a tribe of corn farmers, artists, and shamans who consider spirituality to be central to their existence. Religion is not a part of life – it is life. The gods are everywhere, including the trees, hills and lakes. Even the lowly stone has a soul. The art they create began as primitive offerings to the gods and has evolved into gorgeous works of art.

     

    Galeria Atotonilco owner Mayer Shacter has had a close association with Huichol artists for more than thirty years. He finds the best artists working and then he buys their finest work. The result is one of the most extraordinary collections of Huichol work anywhere in Mexico. The work is not only stunningly intricate and awesomely beautiful to behold, it is imbued with the spirit of this ancient tribe. To own a Huichol yarn painting or beaded bowl is to own a piece of Mexico’s indigenous history. The artisans lovingly create each piece, delighting in vibrant colors and intricate designs. Holding strong to their native cultural traditions, they imbue each piece with sacred symbols and spiritual purpose.

     

    Many native peoples in the Western hemisphere have fiercely struggled against colonialism in order to retain their traditional lifestyles. In part due to their remote homeland, the Huichols have maintained their traditional culture, language and spiritual way of life for centuries.

    The rugged terrain of their homeland – located in the Sierra Madre Mountains in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit – has provided a pocket of isolation where the estimated 8,000 descendants of the Aztecs have adapted to the demands of their harsh environment. They have nurtured a value system and way of life that hold many lessons for the modern world. Their art, symbolism, music, folklore, plant knowledge and profound religious insight are a source of inspiration and wisdom for people around the world. These intensely religious people immerse themselves throughout their lives in this awareness through ritual and the execution of sacred symbols in their works of art.

     

    Shamans are responsible for the overall wellbeing of the people, the crops, the homes and the livestock, and continually negotiate with the spirit world to maintain this delicate balance. Numerous ceremonies ensure that there is open dialogue between the human and mystical realm. The Huichols make an annual pilgrimage to sacred land in the Wirikuta desert – 600 miles round trip – to gather sacred peyote and to perform a series of rituals to experience divine transformation. From the ecstasy of that experience, the artwork of the people is born. In the Huichol culture, there can be no art without religion and no religion without art. Their art is imbued with symbolism and intricacy, meant to ensure prosperity, health and fertility.

     

    All are invited to the gallery open house this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 PM.


    The Best Mexican Folk Art Available Today Welcome to our gallery of fine Mexican folk art! We are not being immodest to say our Mexican folk art is the best. It’s just a fact. Owner Mayer Shacter finds the most talented and imaginative artists and craftsmen working today, and then he buys their finest work. We travel all over Mexico to find Mexican antiques, crafts, and folk art that perpetuate the centuries-old traditions of Huichol art, Mexican pottery, Mexican papel mache, vintage serapes, Oaxacan wood carvings, and much more.


    Contact us any time to:

    * discuss or purchase any Mexican folk art item you see here

    * Inquire about an artist or item you don’t see here

    * make an appointment to see our gallery

    * arrange a group tour


    Mexican folk art is one of the liveliest and most abundant folk art traditions anywhere in the world. Mexican folk art remains highly regional, with specific areas producing only one type of the Mexican crafts, such as Huichol art, Mexican pottery, Mexican lacquer art, Mexican papel mache, and Mexican serapes. Our gallery features most of these geographical areas and all of these types of folk art, many of which are Mexican antiques. We emphasize the exquisite Tonala pottery and vintage serapes, but we carry a wide variety of fine Mexican crafts. Because we live in Mexico, we have many resources and can suggest and help you find any Mexican crafts you desire to furnish or decorate your home or office. Mexican folk art blends beautifully with many decorative motifs, from modern to traditional. It can give your home or office a distinctive, colorful flair without looking at all like a Mexican folk art gallery.

    We are serious about Mexican folk art!


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