If you like Mexican and South American art, this exhibit at the Weatherspoon Art Museum on UNCG's campus will be perfect for you. The ceramic figures are the work of Kukuli Velarde who has been selected as part of the Falk Visiting Artist Program. Velardi, while Peruvian, designed the exhibit based on a photo of a piece of Mexican art. The centuries-old vessel that inspired the above art was pottery from the indigenous Huastec people. The title of the exhibit, Isichapuitu, represents the female vessel of death, known to evoke spirits of the past. Each is a different iteration of the same vessel.
If you visit the exhibit, be sure to read the card that explains the meaning behind every figure. The represent emotions, fears, desires, and stories related to the artist's life, as well as her effort to make peace with her memores. Velarde will speak about her art next week, 2:30- 3:30 on November 15th and at 6pm on November 16th. The Weatherspoon Museum is a local treasure; six galleries of art, free and open to the public.
Thank you for sharing the Kukuli Velarde exhibition!
To clarify, the Nov 15 Artist Talk with Kukuli is only open to UNCG students, faculty and staff. This first Talk (Nov 15) is part of the Falk Visiting Artist program and many classes will be attending and space is limited. The Kukuli Artist Talk on Nov 16 @ 6pm, however, is a Public Artist Talk and is free and open to the public. The Weatherspoon is open late on Thursdays until 9pm. Thanks again!
Posted by: Loring Mortensen | Friday, November 10, 2017 at 09:41 AM
That certainly is different!
Posted by: William Kendall | Friday, November 10, 2017 at 11:37 AM