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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.
In 1960, the Mexican ornithologist Rafael Martín del Campo identified the eagle in the pre-Hispanic codex as the crested caracara or "quebrantahuesos" (bonebreaker), a species common in Mexico (although the name "eagle" is taxonomically incorrect, as the caracara is in the falcon family). The golden eagle is considered the official bird of ...
The Coat of Arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The coat of arms depicts a Mexican golden eagle , perched upon a cactus , devouring a snake . To the Aztecs this would have strong religious connotations, but to the Europeans, it would come to symbolize the triumph of good over evil
Incomplete Dr. Lakra street art in San Diego, CA in 2010. Jerónimo López Ramírez (born 1972), known as Dr Lakra, is a Mexican artist and tattooist based in Oaxaca.He has shown work internationally in exhibitions including at Tate Modern [1] and Barbican Centre [2] in London, Drawing Center in New York City, [3] Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca [] in Mexico, and Yokohama Museum of Art ...
Although tattoo art has existed at least since the first known tattooed person, Ötzi, lived around the year 3330 BCE, the way society perceives tattoos has varied immensely throughout history. In the 20th century, tattoo art throughout most of the world was associated with a limited selection of specific "rugged" lifestyles, notably sailors ...
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Hardy was born on January 5, 1945, in Des Moines, Iowa. [1] He grew up in Corona del Mar, in Newport Beach, California. [2] As a preteen a young Ed Hardy was interested in tattoos: one of his friends' fathers had Army tattoos, and it intrigued him so much that he took pens and colored pencils to draw on other neighborhood kids. [3]
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