Great Masters Of Mexican Folk Art

Profiles 180 Mexican folk artists, profiling the works they have created out of clay, vegetable fibers, wood, metal, textiles, and stone which represent many different craft traditions.

A massive, luxurious, silk-bound compilation of Mexico's incredible wealth of folk art and craft Mexico accounts for one of the richest and most diverse folk arts in the world. The artisans ́ mastery in different materials such as clay, wood, stone, textiles, metals, leather and plant fibers reflects an aura of genius and creativity that has been passed down by previous generations highlighting the wealth and tenacity of Mexican culture. This new edition of the acclaimed Grand Masters of Mexican Folk Art, first published in 1999 and now expanded to more than 600 pages, pays tribute to the 180 artisans who composed the previous collection and celebrates the 400 artisans that have surfaced since. The book does an exquisite job of capturing the essence of Mexican craftspersons and their meticulous techniques in more than 1,800 full-page portraits and colorful images of the works.

With some 160 color photographs, this volume portrays the Mexican people, their cultures, and their folk arts, including textiles, ceramics, jewelry, lacquer, masks, and toys. It includes a guide to Mexico's indigenous peoples, a map, a glossary, and a bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The production of pottery is one of the oldest of Mexican crafts. This book displays Mexican ceramics of the twentieth century organized by geographic area, style, family, and individual artisan. Based upon an exhibition of over 1,200 pieces, each color picture is accompanied by a detailed description of the piece, including, when possible, the artist, style, place of origin, date of production, and size of the piece.

The aim of this book is to engender Mexican folk art and locate women at its centre by studying the processes of creation, distribution, and consumption, as well as examining iconographic aspects, and elements of class and ethnicity, from the perspective of gender. The author will demonstrate that the topic provides unique insights into Mexican culture, and has enormous relevance within and without the country, given the fact that much folk art is made for the United States and Europe, either in terms of the tourists who buy it on coming to Mexico, or that which is exported.