- Found Object as Art: Observations and Application in Oaxaca, Mexico
Found Objects as art, whether used as encountered, alone; incorporated in traditional artworks; or fashioned together to form folk art, have become a part of the Oaxaca art scene, in southern Mexico. Many solitary forms have not yet become “collectibles” in the Western sense, meaning they are readily available for visitors to find.
Found Objects as art, whether used as encountered, alone; incorporated in traditional artworks; or fashioned together to form folk art, have become a part of the Oaxaca art scene, in southern Mexico. Many solitary forms have not yet become “collectibles” in the Western sense, meaning they are readily available for visitors to find. - Canadian artist Fiona Dunnett: Images of self and death in Oaxaca are muted with comic style
Canadian artist Fiona Dunnett has adopted Oaxaca, Mexico as her permanent city of residence, for good reason. The cultural, social and political environment has provided her with a new-found inspiration, enabling her to combine her interest in the works of Klimt and Lichtenstein, with graffiti stencil art, comic style, and images of death and self.
Canadian artist Fiona Dunnett has adopted Oaxaca, Mexico as her permanent city of residence, for good reason. The cultural, social and political environment has provided her with a new-found inspiration, enabling her to combine her interest in the works of Klimt and Lichtenstein, with graffiti stencil art, comic style, and images of death and self. - Mexican Folk Art From Oaxacan Artist Families by Arden Aibel Rothstein and Anya Leah Rothstein
Mexican Folk Art From Oaxacan Artist Families (2007) is an extremely comprehensive compiliation which closely examines ten different mediums of Oaxacan crafts and folk art by looking at the families which produce it: ceramics, woodworking, textiles, jewelry, basketry and more. The book is a must for travelers to the central valleys of Oaxaca with even a passing interest in the subject material, as either shoppers of handicrafts or folk art collectors.
Mexican Folk Art From Oaxacan Artist Families (2007) is an extremely comprehensive compiliation which closely examines ten different mediums of Oaxacan crafts and folk art by looking at the families which produce it: ceramics, woodworking, textiles, jewelry, basketry and more. The book is a must for travelers to the central valleys of Oaxaca with even a passing interest in the subject material, as either shoppers of handicrafts or folk art collectors.
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