ok - before i forget ...
I met up with Hank for a great lunch of tacos - we had a taste of them yesterday on our walking the city tour, but today we really got stuck into them - muy delicious!
I then wanted to see an exhibition on the natividad de mexico - many different artists showing their interpretation of the nativity scene, something that i grew up with and have fond feelings for. I took such joy in setting up the scene at christmas time, and often throughout the year I would want to get it out again - well, it's just like playing house with your dolls.
When i was about two I got so attached to the main participant I would carry him around with me everywhere. One day around this time I misplaced him and mum still reminds me of my lament in front of a passing woman, "I've lost Jesus!" I don't know, but she must have thought we were a very religious family, or that I was in a despairing period of my terrible twos!
Anywho, I digress, but I am on my third montejo = cerveza = beer.
So back to the exhibition ... there were some amazing re-creations. Very much as I would remember our family nativity scene, but the addition of flowering cactus, sombreros, and llama gave me definite articles for comparison. As I went throught the exhibition I saw scenes made from clay, wood carvings, glass, paper machet, beads, fabric, cotton, silver, and more that aren't springing to mind. ohh, weavings, also.
I saw scenes that were small, large, on walls, behind glass, 2D, 3D ...
and ones that made me laugh .. on the inside mostly, but i wanted to laugh out loud. I loved the artist who depicted the arrival of baby Jesus at a fair, or carnival, where people were riding carousels - I recognised Joseph there - or on the ferris wheel. He or she also had them on a family road trip in a convertable car wearing something similar to mambo shirts - role reversal ? ...
Another artist, who used weaving to create the figures, had guests playing volleyball and other garden sports while the religious family bonded in the pool house on the hill.
There was a lot of colour in most of the scenes, mexican traditional dress was being worn in many, and there were a few that had the mariachi bands present. ohh, the presence of the diablo was not missed by many. Not one of the dolls I had when growing up!
Needless to say, but I will anyway, I had a great time looking around there. Some of them were a bit more traditional, but mostly I saw a refreshing look at something so recognisable to me, but depicted by many artists who bought their different influences.
As an aside, this exhibition was shown in the first palace built for the first emperor of mexico, so the building is pretty cool, too. again, no photos were allowed.
I then wanted to see an exhibition on the natividad de mexico - many different artists showing their interpretation of the nativity scene, something that i grew up with and have fond feelings for. I took such joy in setting up the scene at christmas time, and often throughout the year I would want to get it out again - well, it's just like playing house with your dolls.
When i was about two I got so attached to the main participant I would carry him around with me everywhere. One day around this time I misplaced him and mum still reminds me of my lament in front of a passing woman, "I've lost Jesus!" I don't know, but she must have thought we were a very religious family, or that I was in a despairing period of my terrible twos!
Anywho, I digress, but I am on my third montejo = cerveza = beer.
So back to the exhibition ... there were some amazing re-creations. Very much as I would remember our family nativity scene, but the addition of flowering cactus, sombreros, and llama gave me definite articles for comparison. As I went throught the exhibition I saw scenes made from clay, wood carvings, glass, paper machet, beads, fabric, cotton, silver, and more that aren't springing to mind. ohh, weavings, also.
I saw scenes that were small, large, on walls, behind glass, 2D, 3D ...
and ones that made me laugh .. on the inside mostly, but i wanted to laugh out loud. I loved the artist who depicted the arrival of baby Jesus at a fair, or carnival, where people were riding carousels - I recognised Joseph there - or on the ferris wheel. He or she also had them on a family road trip in a convertable car wearing something similar to mambo shirts - role reversal ? ...
Another artist, who used weaving to create the figures, had guests playing volleyball and other garden sports while the religious family bonded in the pool house on the hill.
There was a lot of colour in most of the scenes, mexican traditional dress was being worn in many, and there were a few that had the mariachi bands present. ohh, the presence of the diablo was not missed by many. Not one of the dolls I had when growing up!
Needless to say, but I will anyway, I had a great time looking around there. Some of them were a bit more traditional, but mostly I saw a refreshing look at something so recognisable to me, but depicted by many artists who bought their different influences.
As an aside, this exhibition was shown in the first palace built for the first emperor of mexico, so the building is pretty cool, too. again, no photos were allowed.
3 Comments:
Sounds amazing! I too have fond memories of the nativity scene,'
i think we had about 3 in my house,
once mum used my brother's luke skywalker figurine for jesus.
I love hearing June retell that story about you losing Jesus. This really made me smile. So glad you're having such a colorful time in Mexico. Odd looking Tacos. We are just too accustomed to Taco Bills. Must be good to be on the road again. Photos are great. Oh and you can digress as much as you like. Love to Henk.
Sue,Mark,Lucy and Tilly.
Our Art teacher is loving the photos as much as we are. Especially the Dali landscapes. Keep them coming, they're great.
take care. the johnsons
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