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Border Art is a contemporary art practice rooted in the socio-political experience(s), such as of those on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, or frontera.Since its conception in the mid-80's, this artistic practice has assisted in the development of questions surrounding homeland, borders, surveillance, identity, race, ethnicity, and national origin(s).
Its design resembles that of some Spanish carpets. [ 12 ] After Yusuf's throne was inherited by an eight-year-old in 1418, the Nasrid kingdom went into a decline before its final conquest, and the production of fine pottery seems to cease abruptly about 1450, even though the name obra de Malequa ("Malaga work") continued to be used in Valencia ...
The prehistoric art of Spain had many important periods-it was one of the main centres of European Upper Paleolithic art and the rock art of the Spanish Levant in the subsequent periods. In the Iron Age large parts of Spain were a centre for Celtic art , and Iberian sculpture has a distinct style, partly influenced by coastal Greek settlements.
The Spanish conquest led to 300 years of Spanish colonial rule, and art production remained tied to religion—most art was associated with the construction and decoration of churches, but secular art expanded in the eighteenth century, particularly casta paintings, portraiture, and history painting.
Most designs are related to designs on other crafts and on artistic works such as murals. [7] All of these pottery styles and methods can still be found in modern Mexico. [8] 17th or 18th century plate from Puebla. The Spanish Conquest introduced European traditions of pottery and had severe effects upon native traditions.
Mexican handcrafts and folk art is a complex collection of items made with various materials and fashioned for utilitarian, decorative or other purposes, such as wall hangings, vases, toys and items created for celebrations, festivities and religious rites. [1] These arts and crafts are collectively called “artesanía” in Mexican Spanish.
Huichol art broadly groups the most traditional and most recent innovations in the folk art and handcrafts produced by the Huichol people, who live in the states of Jalisco, Durango, Zacatecas and Nayarit in Mexico. The unifying factor of the work is the colorful decoration using symbols and designs which date back centuries.
1568 Coat of arms of the House of Medrano: Ave Maria legend on sable border, gules field, goshawk in the hand of the progenitor, a hollow cross in Or of Calatrava. Don José Velázquez de Medrano was born in Logroño, La Rioja. [4] He belongs to the illustrious and influential House of Medrano. [5]