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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Ancient Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: by Akira Alves

February, 2023 by Alyssa L. Cartier

This exhibit focuses on ancient Mesoamerican ceramic figurines from the Olmec, Colima, and Nayarit cultures. These figurines are typical of those made during the  Mesoamerican Formative period, which lasted from 1500 BCE until 250 CE, when small, solid ceramic figurines were hand-modeled rather than made using molds. The Nayarit and Colima cultures are part of the larger … [Read more...] about Ancient Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: by Akira Alves

Filed Under: 2021 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: ceramics, colima culture, figurine, formative period, mesoamerica, nayarit culture, olmec, olmec culture, west mexican mestizo culture

Mesoamerican Codex Images of Aztec Gods and Goddesses by Hannah Robinson and Kassidy Watts

February, 2023 by Alyssa L. Cartier

These six small plaques each illustrates an image of a Mesoamerican god or goddess from an Aztec codex. While the brass and wooden plaques are 20th-century works by Aztec Mestizo artists, the images on them are accurate depictions of traditional Aztec codex paintings. A codex (plural: codices) is a form of book used to record history, mythological stories, and the calendar … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Codex Images of Aztec Gods and Goddesses by Hannah Robinson and Kassidy Watts

Filed Under: 2021 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: amatl, aztec culture, aztec mestizo culture, codex, codex borbonicus, codex borgia, Ehécatl Quetzalcoatl, florentine codex, huixtocihuatl, itztlacoliuhqui-ixquimilli, mesoamerica, mesoamerican religion, tezcatlipoca, Tlazotéotl

Mesoamerican Ceramic Vessels: Researched by Caitlin Baker, Charles Andrew Corbett, and Logan Williams

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

As with Mesoamerican figurines, ceramic vessels were in production among Mesoamerican cultures by 2500 B.C.E. The making of ceramic vessels has continued to flourish through contemporary times, both as a craft for making utilitarian wares and as an artform for making elaborate, artistic vessels and sculptures. Traditional Mesoamerican ceramics were made using coil, slab, and … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Ceramic Vessels: Researched by Caitlin Baker, Charles Andrew Corbett, and Logan Williams

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 21st century art, ceramic, huastec culture, late 20th century art, mesoamerica, mexican mestizo cultures, post-classic maya culture, ralph foster museum, talavera-style, tripod vessel

Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: Researched by Allison Robbins and Sammie Hernandez

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

Mesoamerican cultures began producing ceramics in the form of small, handmade figurines by 2500 B.C.E. Small, handmade anthropomorphic figures were very common in ancient cultures, but their use was concentrated during the Pre-Classic/Formative period (1500 B.C.E.-250 C.E.), as after that time, most figurines were made using molds. Although some male figures are represented … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: Researched by Allison Robbins and Sammie Hernandez

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: ceramic, early teotihuacano culture, effigy vessel, female figurine, figurine, mesoamerica, olmec culture, pre-classic/formative period, ralph foster museum collection, soconusco culture, tlatilco culture

Codex Images of Aztec Deities: Researched by Lauren Fitzpatrick

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

  Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures were known for recording their histories, their religious stories, their calendar, and even their tribute listings as codices, which in the Mesoamerican world took the form of screenfold books. While the Maya developed a complex system of hieroglyphic writing, other Mesoamerican cultures developed systems of recording information … [Read more...] about Codex Images of Aztec Deities: Researched by Lauren Fitzpatrick

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: aztec culture, Centéotl, codex borbonicus, codex borgia, codex magliabecchiano, Ehécatl Quetzalcoatl, late 20th century art, mesoamerica, tezcatlipoca, tlaloc, Tlazotéotl

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