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Splendors of Oaxacan Art

Esplendores Del Arte Oaxaqueño


June 17 -  February 10, 2018

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Splendors of Oaxacan Art

Esplendores Del Arte Oaxaqueño

June 17 - February 10, 2018

Pottery in Oaxaca: Past to Present


Making pottery is an ancient craft and art form in Mexico that continues to the present day. Archaeological evidence shows that pottery production was already plentiful in pre-Columbian Mexico, though styles, materials, and uses have changed since then.

The craft of pottery making has changed and adapted to suit both aesthetic and functional needs. Over time, each region has shaped pottery that exhibits a distinct local flavor in subject, design, materials, etc. In a way, Mexican pottery has come to perfectly represent what is meant by “popular” or “folk art”: art crafted by the hands of the people, for the people, from the land of the people. 

In the Oaxaca region, folk arts encompass many skills and mediums including woodcarving, textile weaving, embroidery, metal and specifically tinwork, basketry, pottery, and more.  The region is especially famous for hand shaped clay pottery and is home to many famous artisans who specialize in working with clay.

One of the most famous regional styles of working with local clay is Barro Negro, “Black Pottery” style. This style is named for the smoky black color of the clay after the firing process and is a variation on the local clay pottery that endures from the ancient Zapotec culture.

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Barro Negro by Artists Unknown

Barro Negro Pottery

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The Exhibition:


The exhibition runs from June 17th until October 17th, 2017 and features clay works exclusively from Oaxaca, Mexico.

The first gallery is focused on two well-known artists from Oaxaca who both specialize in clay yet have very different personal styles.

From Teodora Blanco, the exhibit showcases several small and large clay muñecas. made with her "pastillaje" technique.

From Josefina Aguilar, the exhibit showcases two colorful clay figures and one fantastical underwater scene composed of a mermaid figure, and animals nestled in a shell, all made of clay and brightly painted.

The second gallery  is dedicated to Barro Negro / Black Clay pottery from Oaxaca  including works by famous Barro Negro "creator" and potter, Doña Rosa Real de Nieto.

Barro Negro by Doña Rosa Real de Nieto

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Josefina Aguilar

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Local Vendor
by Josefina Aguilar

Mermaid by Josefina Aguilar

Teodora Blanco

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Mother Mary with flowers by Teodora Blanco
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Local woman carrying fish by Teodora Blanco
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  • Exhibitions
    • Spotlight Gallery
    • Current Exhibition >
      • A FORTUNE INSIDE MY PIGGY BANK
      • The Joy of Nativity Scenes
      • Bandera Ware >
        • A painting by José Salazar
    • Past Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • Native Mexican Garment
      • Our Day of the Dead Altar
      • Women of Mexican Independence (1810)
      • Divine Pitchers/ Jarras Divinas
      • Cinco de Mayo display
      • Legends of Mexican Cinema photos
      • Navidad Mexicana
      • Day of the Dead Altar 2021
      • Independence Day Display 2021
      • Splendors of "The Tree of Life"
      • Mexican Independence Day
      • Navidad 2020
      • Old Postcards from México
      • La Catrina from its origins
      • OTOMÍ DREAM
      • NATIVITY SCENES 2019
      • Three Wise Man Celebration
      • DAY OF THE DEAD 2019
      • Whimsical Tales of Ocumicho
      • Mexican Independence Day display 2019
      • Lacquers from Uruapan
      • Mariachi outfit and its history
      • The Popular Mexican Velvet Hat
      • Cinco de Mayo -2019
      • Green-Glazed Ceramics
      • Double Exhibition
      • Chistmas Nativities-2018
      • Day of the Dead / El Día de Los Muertos 2018
      • Patriotic Play: Figures of the Mexican Revolution
      • Mexican Independence Day 2018
      • Fiesta Display: Traditional Mexican Embroidery
      • A Photographic Stroll
      • Traditional Toys
      • Cinco de Mayo 2018
      • Splendors of Oaxacan Art
      • Nacimiento Navideño 2017
      • Día De Los Muertos 2017
      • Birds of Clay: Burnished Pottery from Jalisco
      • ¡Alebrijes! Alebrijes!
      • Mystical Masks / Máscaras Místicas
      • Nacimiento Navideño/ Nativity Sets & Scenes 2016
      • El Día De Los Muertos 2016
      • Muñecas Tradicionales / Traditional Dolls
      • Barro Petatillo y Petate de Palma
      • Dîa de los Muertos 2015
      • Bandera Ware/ Flag Ware
      • Saintly and Spirited: Art Made of Tin
      • ¡LOTERÍA! Mexico's Game of Chance and Poetry
      • Tree of Life / El Arbol de la Vida
      • Mexico Dreams Animals
      • Transportation ¡DALE!
      • ¡Buen Provecho! Dining in Mexico
  • About
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