Crafting The Modern Mexico
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Mexico At The World S Fairs
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Author : Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2018-06-01
Mexico At The World S Fairs written by Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with History categories.
This intriguing study of Mexico's participation in world's fairs from 1889 to 1929 explores Mexico's self-presentation at these fairs as a reflection of the country's drive toward nationalization and a modernized image. Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo contrasts Mexico's presence at the 1889 Paris fair—where its display was the largest and most expensive Mexico has ever mounted—with Mexico's presence after the 1910 Mexican Revolution at fairs in Rio de Janeiro in 1922 and Seville in 1929. Rather than seeing the revolution as a sharp break, Tenorio-Trillo points to important continuities between the pre- and post-revolution periods. He also discusses how, internationally, the character of world's fairs was radically transformed during this time, from the Eiffel Tower prototype, encapsulating a wondrous symbolic universe, to the Disneyland model of commodified entertainment. Drawing on cultural, intellectual, urban, literary, social, and art histories, Tenorio-Trillo's thorough and imaginative study presents a broad cultural history of Mexico from 1880 to 1930, set within the context of the origins of Western nationalism, cosmopolitanism, and modernism. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1997.
Crafting Mexico
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Author : Rick A. López
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2010-09-09
Crafting Mexico written by Rick A. López and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-09 with History categories.
After Mexico’s revolution of 1910–1920, intellectuals sought to forge a unified cultural nation out of the country’s diverse populace. Their efforts resulted in an “ethnicized” interpretation of Mexicanness that intentionally incorporated elements of folk and indigenous culture. In this rich history, Rick A. López explains how thinkers and artists, including the anthropologist Manuel Gamio, the composer Carlos Chávez, the educator Moisés Sáenz, the painter Diego Rivera, and many less-known figures, formulated and promoted a notion of nationhood in which previously denigrated vernacular arts—dance, music, and handicrafts such as textiles, basketry, ceramics, wooden toys, and ritual masks—came to be seen as symbolic of Mexico’s modernity and national distinctiveness. López examines how the nationalist project intersected with transnational intellectual and artistic currents, as well as how it was adapted in rural communities. He provides an in-depth account of artisanal practices in the village of Olinalá, located in the mountainous southern state of Guerrero. Since the 1920s, Olinalá has been renowned for its lacquered boxes and gourds, which have been considered to be among the “most Mexican” of the nation’s arts. Crafting Mexico illuminates the role of cultural politics and visual production in Mexico’s transformation from a regionally and culturally fragmented country into a modern nation-state with an inclusive and compelling national identity.
Crafting Devotions
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Author : Laurie Beth Kalb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Crafting Devotions written by Laurie Beth Kalb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Folk art categories.
This first serious study of contemporary santeros working in northern New Mexico is amply illustrated throughout with beautiful color photographs. Laurie Beth Kalb examines the role and meaning of tradition in the work of a number of artists, both living and deceased, including Luis Tapia, Patrocinio Barela, Marco and Patricia Oviedo, Enrique Rendon, and many others. For each of these artists, the meaning of tradition varies, and the issues of self-representation, cultural expression, preservation, innovation, and market demands are all complex, powerful, and delicate. It is both troublesome and rewarding to be able to support a family on the sales of religious images to Anglo buyers. The mainstream fine art world, tourism, religion, and ethnic politics all play roles in the creation of traditional works in a contemporary world. For all the santeros, the tangle of religious, commercial, political, and aesthetic forces requires complicated choices far beyond the basic relationships between themselves and their saints. Laurie Beth Kalb tells a fascinating and revealing story about a unique art form and its significance.
Performing Craft In Mexico
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Author : Michele Avis Feder-Nadoff
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-08-09
Performing Craft In Mexico written by Michele Avis Feder-Nadoff and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-09 with Art categories.
This book examines how Mexican artisans and diverse actors participate in translations of aesthetics, politics, and history through the field of craft.
Crafting The Modern Mexico
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Author : Mauricio Tenorio Trillo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Crafting The Modern Mexico written by Mauricio Tenorio Trillo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
Made In Mexico
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Author : Patricia Fent Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Made In Mexico written by Patricia Fent Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Decorative arts categories.
Crafting New Mexican Furniture
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Author : Kingsley H. Hammett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Crafting New Mexican Furniture written by Kingsley H. Hammett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
New Mexican furniture, distinguished by unique details and embellishments, is one of the most popular furniture styles in this country today. Presently, little exists to give the woodworker inspiration in this classic style. This book begins by teaching woodworkers exactly how to re-create the details that distinguish this unique style and incorporate them into their work.
Mexico S Mandarins
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Author : Roderic Camp
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2002-08-01
Mexico S Mandarins written by Roderic Camp and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-01 with Social Science categories.
This groundbreaking study marks the culmination of over twenty years of research by one of this country's most prominent Mexico scholars. Roderic Ai Camp provides a detailed, comprehensive examination of Mexico's power elite—their political power, societal influence, and the crucial yet often overlooked role mentoring plays in their rise to the top. In the course of this book, he traces the careers of approximately four hundred of the country's most notable politicians, military officers, clergy, intellectuals, and capitalists. Thoroughly researched and drawn from in-depth interviews with some of Mexico's most powerful players, Mexico's Mandarins provides insight into the machinations of Mexican leadership and an important glimpse into the country's future as it steps onto the global stage.
Miniature Crafts And Their Makers
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Author : Katrin Flechsig
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2022-07-12
Miniature Crafts And Their Makers written by Katrin Flechsig and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-12 with Social Science categories.
Picture a throng of tiny devils and angels, or a marching band so small it can fit in the palm of your hand. In a Mixtec town in the Mexican state of Puebla, craftspeople have been weaving palm since before the Spanish Conquest, but over the past forty years that art has become more finely tuned and has won national acceptance in a market nostalgic for an authentic Indian past. In this book, Katrin Flechsig offers the first in-depth ethnographic and historical examination of the miniature palm craft industry, taking readers behind the scenes of craft production in order to explain how and why these folk arts have undergone miniaturization over the past several decades. In describing this "Lilliputization of Mexico," she discusses the appeal of miniaturization, revealing how such factors as tourism and the construction of national identity have contributed to an ongoing demand for the tiny creations. She also contrasts the playfulness of the crafts with the often harsh economic and political realities of life in the community. Flechsig places the crafts of Chigmecatitlán within the contexts of manufacturing, local history, religion, design and technique, and selling. She tells how innovation is introduced into the craft, such as through the modification of foreign designs in response to market demands. She also offers insights into capitalist penetration of folk traditions, the marketing of folk arts, and economic changes in modern Mexico. And despite the fact that the designations "folk" and "Indian" help create a romantic fiction surrounding the craft, Flechsig dispels common misperceptions of the simplicity of this folk art by revealing the complexities involved in its creation. More than thirty illustrations depict not only finished miniatures but also the artists and their milieu. Today miniatures serve not only the tourist market; middle-class Mexicans also collect miniatures to such an extent that it has been termed a national pastime. Flechsig’s work opens up this miniature world and shows us the extent to which it has become a lasting and important facet of contemporary Mexican culture.
Across Frontiers
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Author : Dexter Cirillo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-03-01
Across Frontiers written by Dexter Cirillo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-01 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Located on a high desert plateau between the Rio Grande and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the villages of northern New Mexico dot the magnificent countryside between Santa Fe and Taos. Colonized by the Spanish more than 200 years before becoming an Amer. territory in 1846, these communities inherited and preserved a rich legacy of Spanish art traditions. Today, these popular crafts are undergoing a renaissance fostered by a new generation of New Mexican artists. This is the first book to do justice to the modern artwork created in this tradition of Hispanic crafts: weavings, woodwork and furniture, tinwork and straw appliqu}, and richly carved and painted santos. Includes interviews with local artists and a fascinating history of the area.