No Tocar, a photo from Jalisco, Pacific Coast

Photographer's Note

Huichol bead art about 2m74 high.
Huichol art broadly groups the most traditional and most recent innovations in the folk art and handicrafts produced by the Huichol people who live in the state of Jalisco, Durango and Nayarit in Mexico. The unifying factor of the work is the colorful decoration using symbols and designs which date back centuries. The most common and commercially successful products are 'yarn paintings' and objects decorated with small color beads.
The Huichol have a long history of beadind, making the beads from clay, shells corals, and more used to make jewelry, bowls and other items.
The modern beadwork usually consists of masks and wood sculptures covered in small bright-colored commercial beads fastened with wax and resin on plaster casts.
Wikipedia
A close-up showing the technique on a smaller item is on my previous poster 'Tutorial'

holmertz, ikeharel, pajaran, pierrefonds, papagolf21 has marked this note useful

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holmertz (81390) 2019-05-20 8:01

Hello Robert,
This is a most impressive piece of handicraft with outstanding patterns and colors. But it raises several questions. Is it intended for ceremonies or could it be used like any kind of art or adornment? Is it flat or three-dimensional? Is it heavy? If I buy one, how could I take it from the shop? Not that I plan to buy anything like this, but in the right place it could look great. Meanwhile I am perfectly happy just to enjoy this photo, which you exposed and composed very nicely.
Best regards,
Gert

Tue (69286) 2019-05-20 10:36

Bonjour Robert,
A beautiful work of art, the colours are really eye-catching and so bright. They stand out fantastically from the dark background. The fellow photographer is well included.
Lars

lousat (118903) 2019-05-20 11:19

Salut Robert,surement interessant a visiter mais c'est difficile acheter quelque chose comme le grand oiseu colore'..eheh...capture tres brillante avec details parfaits. Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

emka (137654) 2019-05-20 11:24

Hello Robert, Stunning piece of typical Mexican piece of art - the sculpture made from colorful beads. I have seen small items but never so big. Something like iguana is also interesting. Nice view of the photographer.

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Miguel82 (33031) 2019-05-20 13:33

Hello Robert, remarkable artworks have been created by this group. You focus on the big parrot, I see also an iguana, a turtle exhibited in the bg. The patterns belong the native Mexicans people. It is as if the bird in the fg has scales. Instructive text and picture

papagolf21 (142863) 2019-05-20 23:06

Bonjour, cher Robert,
Une composition qui claque par ses couleurs pétillantes.
J'aime ces peintures en forme de patchworks colorés et assemblés.
La note permet de mieux comprendre les us et coutumes du pays;
Amitiés.
Philippe

pierrefonds (91546) 2019-05-21 4:41

Bonjour Robert,

Tu as bien capturé l'action du photographe. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de l'oiseau. La lumière rehausse les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

CLODO (41897) 2019-05-22 0:14

Bonjour Robert

Multitude de couleurs claquantes même dans l'ombre.
Merci pour ce partage
CLODO

ikeharel (97272) 2019-05-27 0:34

Big size parrot-doll, and its colors are attractive to any photographer.... I would not be indifferent id I saw this, just as you and the guy on the picture, Robert.
Have a nice new week,
Ike

jemaflor (123925) 2019-05-30 23:47

Salut Robert,
Original ce perroquet géant avec cette palette d teintes et de motifs, bonne netteté d'image et des couleurs éclatantes, la présence de l'homme à gauche donne un bonne échelle à la photo.

gervaso (26621) 2019-06-03 17:08

Hello, Robert!

Very colorful sculpture of a parrot that makes the composition so attractive! And it's a very nice note about it, telling us a little bit more about this kind of art that I didn't know! Beautiful colors and very good sharpness! Well done!