Miniature Crafts And Their Makers
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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.
Small Scale Big World
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Author : Sandu Publications
language : en
Publisher: Gingko Press
Release Date : 2019-07-31
Small Scale Big World written by Sandu Publications and has been published by Gingko Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-31 with categories.
The dozens of artists and craftspeople featured in this volume create miniature representations of real-world scenes--everything from housewares, such as a thumb-sized rice cooker, to storefronts and cliffside dwellings suspended in test tubes, all the way up to entire multi-story buildings, with every detail preserved inside and out. Each of these exquisite works tells an intriguing story, encapsulating history, culture and memory, and elevating everyday items--the signage on the side of a garbage can, a rusted downspout--to objects worthy of artistic representation, prompting us through this striking shift of scale to perceive the world in whole new ways. Among the featured artists, Tatsuya Tanaka brings Japanese iconography into his master work "Miniature Calendar," while Joshua Smith, from Australia, keeps streets and addresses and memory alive by re-creating them in miniature, freezing them in time, complete with weeds and water stains. This book not only digs into the stories behind the works, but provides guidance for those who are ready to try their own hand at mini crafts. Three masters share their inspirations and techniques by revealing a detailed process of a single masterpiece.
Mini Makers
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Author : Laura Minter & Tia Williams
language : en
Publisher: GMC PUBLICATIONS LTD
Release Date : 2017-07-07
Mini Makers written by Laura Minter & Tia Williams and has been published by GMC PUBLICATIONS LTD this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-07 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Paint, draw, print, cut, stick, sew and bake your way through this book with your little makers. Aimed at children aged 2-6 years and parents with little or no crafting skills.
Between Art And Artifact
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Author : Ronda L. Brulotte
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2012-07-01
Between Art And Artifact written by Ronda L. Brulotte and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with Social Science categories.
Oaxaca is internationally renowned for its marketplaces and archaeological sites where tourists can buy inexpensive folk art, including replicas of archaeological treasures. Archaeologists, art historians, and museum professionals sometimes discredit this trade in “fakes” that occasionally make their way to the auction block as antiquities. Others argue that these souvenirs represent a long cultural tradition of woodcarving or clay sculpting and are “genuine” artifacts of artisanal practices that have been passed from generation to generation, allowing community members to preserve their cultural practices and make a living. Exploring the intriguing question of authenticity and its relationship to cultural forms in Oaxaca and throughout southern Mexico, Between Art and Artifact confronts an important issue that has implications well beyond the commercial realm. Demonstrating that identity politics lies at the heart of the controversy, Ronda Brulotte provides a nuanced inquiry into what it means to present “authentic” cultural production in a state where indigenous ethnicity is part of an awkward social and racial classification system. Emphasizing the world-famous woodcarvers of Arrazola and the replica purveyors who come from the same community, Brulotte presents the ironies of an ideology that extols regional identity but shuns its artifacts as “forgeries.” Her work makes us question the authority of archaeological discourse in the face of local communities who may often see things differently. A departure from the dialogue that seeks to prove or disprove “authenticity,” Between Art and Artifact reveals itself as a commentary on the arguments themselves, and what the controversy can teach us about our shifting definitions of authority and authorship.
Pilgrimage To Broken Mountain
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Author : Alan R. Sandstrom
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2023-01-20
Pilgrimage To Broken Mountain written by Alan R. Sandstrom and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-20 with Social Science categories.
An ethnographic study based on decades of field research, Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain explores five sacred journeys to the peaks of venerated mountains undertaken by Nahua people living in northern Veracruz, Mexico. Punctuated with elaborate ritual offerings dedicated to the forces responsible for rain, seeds, crop fertility, and the well-being of all people, these pilgrimages are the highest and most elaborate form of Nahua devotion and reveal a sophisticated religious philosophy that places human beings in intimate contact with what Westerners call the forces of nature. Alan and Pamela Sandstrom document them for the younger Nahua generation, who live in a world where many are lured away from their communities by wage labor in urban Mexico and the United States. Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain contains richly detailed descriptions and analyses of ritual procedures as well as translations from the Nahuatl of core myths, chants performed before decorated altars, and statements from participants. Particular emphasis is placed on analyzing the role of sacred paper figures that are produced by the thousands for each pilgrimage. The work contains drawings of these cuttings of spirit entities along with hundreds of color photographs illustrating how they are used throughout the pilgrimages. The analysis reveals the monist philosophy that underlies Nahua religious practice in which altars, dancing, chanting, and the paper figures themselves provide direct access to the sacred. In the context of their pilgrimage traditions, the ritual practices of Nahua religion show one way that people interact effectively with the forces responsible for not only their own prosperity but also the very survival of humanity. A magnum opus with respect to Nahua religion and religious practice, Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain is a significant contribution to several fields, including but not limited to Indigenous literatures of Mesoamerica, Nahuatl studies, Latinx and Chicanx studies, and religious studies.
Miniatures
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Author : Phyllis Méras
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Miniatures written by Phyllis Méras and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Anthropology News
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Anthropology News written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Anthropological linguistics categories.
Making Miniatures In 1 12 Scale
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Author : Venus Dodge
language : en
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
Release Date : 1989
Making Miniatures In 1 12 Scale written by Venus Dodge and has been published by David & Charles Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Art categories.
Shows how to create shoebox rooms, vignettes, and dollhouse furniture, offers advice on working with wood, and recommends useful tools
Inside The World Of Miniatures Dollhouses
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Author : Bernard Rosner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Inside The World Of Miniatures Dollhouses written by Bernard Rosner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Doll furniture categories.
Austheilung Der Ausbeute Und Des Wiedererstatteten Verlages Bei Dem K Niglich S Chsischen Bergamte Johanngeorgenstadt Mit Schwarzenberg Und Eibenstock Auf Das Quartal Reminiscere 1841
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1841
Austheilung Der Ausbeute Und Des Wiedererstatteten Verlages Bei Dem K Niglich S Chsischen Bergamte Johanngeorgenstadt Mit Schwarzenberg Und Eibenstock Auf Das Quartal Reminiscere 1841 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1841 with categories.