Description |
254 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: [Table Of Contents, Pp. 4-5 -- Contents -- Introduction 6 -- Preface 8 -- Self-portraits 18 -- Prosperity 26 -- Relationships 36 -- Natural Disasters 50 -- Parenthood 58 -- Accidents 70 -- Illness 86 -- Prostitution 104 -- The Circus 118 -- Urban Violence 128 -- Emigration 140 -- Mexican History 148 -- Homosexuality 154 -- The World Beyond 164 -- Sports 172 -- Alcohol 182 -- Driving 198 -- Religion 208 -- Rural Life 212 -- Drowning 234 -- Drugs and Depression 242 -- Extracts from the Journals of Alfredo Vilchis Roque 252 |
Summary |
"Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes disturbing, this astonishing collection of contemporary votive paintings provides a glimpse into the popular Catholic culture of modern-day Mexico. Votives, objects given as an offering of thanks to a deity, are an integral part of Mexican Catholicism: when the faithful wish to demonstrate gratitude for a having prayer granted, they sometimes commission a painting to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary or a saint. Here is a provocative collection of the works of contemporary painter Alfredo Vilchis Roque and his three sons, from the 1930s to the present. These paintings give surprising thanks for situations ranging from drug addiction to earthquakes, Mexican wrestling to adultery, prostitution to September 11th. The artworks are accompanied only by translations of the words of thanks that appear on them in Spanish. Through these stirring votive paintings, we gain a glimpse of the hardships of life in contemporary Mexico."--BLACKWELL'S |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Subject |
Vilchis Roque, Alfredo.
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Votive offerings -- Mexico.
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Votive offerings in art.
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Painting, Mexican -- 20th century.
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Folk art -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century.
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Author |
Schwartz, Pierre.
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LC no. |
2003016172 |
ISBN |
2020618613 paperback |
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