I will be working out of state this week, and so will not be shipping or open for vistors at the gallery. The Indigo Arts website will be active as always, I will respond to emails, and I will be able to ship orders after July 13th..
Door with relief carving of crocodile and other elements. Nupe people, Nigeria, mid-20th century.
Wood with organic & mineral pigments, metal nails and other hardware.
(58 1/4" h. x 15 1/2" w. x 1 1/2" d.)
Vintage Huichol yarn painting by
Cresencio Perez Robles
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")
This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish and it is signed by the artist.
Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché, rubber and fabric (30” h. x 11” w. 19” d.) c. 1989.
Ex. collection of Rudi Stern.
Note: this is a vintage piece collected over thirty years ago, and displayed by the collector. Some wear, tear and chipping of paint is to be expected.
Armando Jimenez, Antonia Carrillo and Alejandro Jimenez
Arrazola, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2022
Wood painted with acrylic paints
(4 1/4” w. x 13 1/4” d. x 3 1/2” h.)
