Fowler exhibition features yarn paintings from Western Mexico
The show highlights early works by apprentice shaman Ramón Medina Silva
Fowler in Focus exhibitions feature works from the Fowler Museum's permanent collection. The next exhibition in this series is The Spun Universe: Wixárika (Huichol) Yarn Paintings, which "chronicles artistic production by the Wixárika people, commonly referred to as the Huichol, from mid-20th century to the present day."
"A new exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA will present colorful yarn paintings and ritual objects inspired by mythology and shamanic visions from the Wixárika people of Western Mexico.
The “Fowler in Focus: The Spun Universe: Wixárika (Huichol) Yarn Paintings” exhibition chronicles artistic production by the Wixárika people, commonly referred to as the Huichol, from mid-20th century to the present day. It opens Aug. 14 and runs through Dec. 4 and highlights early works by Ramón Medina Silva, which are filled with vivid depictions of the Wixárika cosmos.
Since the 1960s, Wixárika artists have garnered international acclaim for their “neirakate,” paintings composed of colorful yarn attached to wooden boards with beeswax. Inspired by mythology and shamanic visions associated with the use of the hallucinogenic “divine cactus,” peyote, the paintings are thickly populated with images of sacred animals, humanoid ancestral figures, holy plants and important ritual objects."— Rowanne Henry, UCLA Newsroom
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