Mayan textiles a cultural evolution
Tagged: Chicago, Guatemala, Illinois, MexicoPosted on: March 19th, 2007“As lingering winter gave way to the gray of early spring, some of the most vivid colors in Chicago were on museum walls: textiles from the Mayan peoples of Guatemala and southern Mexico.
For searing the eyes with bright, sometimes jarring hues, the exhibition — “Arte Textil Maya” at the National Museum of Mexican Art — wouldnt lose a trick to the fauvism of the early 20th century, or even the op art of the 1960s. But the items on display arent the signed creations of internationally known artists; theyre the work of anonymous women, often woven with primitive backstrap looms.”
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