Renew or die: The importance of Huichol art

October 01, 2019 at 12:46 p.m.


Renew or die: The importance of Huichol art

 
Talk about Huichol art and the huicholes It is talking about a world in itself.

This ethnic group clung to stay and evolve. Keep your deep religiosity and mysticism.

Heirs of ancestral traditions are known, but they learned to live with modernity and adapt.

For example, they use music and dance as a form of vital energy, which is why they encourage their practice.

One of the most characteristic and relevant elements of this group is its art.

The works they produce narrate stories and / or myths. They translate visions that are generated through peyote, its sacred cactus.

It is the means to find the divine and profane world.

His worldview is so rich and intense that they created a world-renowned art.

It has a high symbolism since they consider that each element, however small it may be, has a certain power.

El enigma and uniqueness in each piece they make it simply fascinating.

Huichol art today

 

Geographically they mainly inhabit Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.

The Sierra Madre Occidental is home to many of them.

The origin of the word comes from wixárika, which means fortune teller or shaman.

It was precisely they who were allowed to pour the images that came to mind.

However, with the passage of time and the changes that are implicit, they decided to make their art a way of life.

And yes, it is one of the main engines in its economy.

The two aspects on which they work is the stamen and the chaquira, with those who create extraordinary and colorful designs.

This is how they generate items ranging from earrings, necklaces, bracelets, bags, blouses or beads, among others.

The most recurring themes they attend are the mythology, Under his concept life and everything began in the ocean.

El corn It is essential because food provides the body and spirit.

And finally the rituals They are intrinsic part of your day to day.

Although they work with paintings, also with wooden figures that decorate entirely with chaquira.

Flora and fauna appear again and again, deer, jaguars, peyotes, flowers or coyotes stand out.

This craft is admired by nationals and foreigners. It has sites dedicated to its art.

We can mention the Zacatecano Museum or the Museum of Popular Art.

Thus, this ethnic group remains in force. It is renewed, becomes stronger and is recognized throughout its country.