Completed Event Presentation for Huma 1305

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1. Event Presentation Huma-1305 (2024) Done By : Jazlyn Jacobs

2. Museum Of fine arts Houston (MFAH) I came across cool things here at the museum, thanks to a kind women who guided me, here are my findings. 2

3. Chromosaturation MFAH By: Carlos Cruz- Diez Franco – Venezuelan Born in 1923- Died in 2019 3 Here are two videos provided of the famous chromosaturation hallway.

4. Retina Disturbances This hall is the first walkway I went through after paying for my tickets, my initial impression on it was that it was bothering my eyes and somewhat gave me a headache. Little did I know that it was a part of the exhibit. These lights were installed in 2020 with 120 LED lights that included blue, red and green acrylic filters. The lights bounce off the white walls creating chromatic sensations. This was Carlos’s final and last work. With this the artist succeeded in making color itself the medium without any support, form or cultural convention. After learning this information, it made me appreciate this work he created. Carlos Cruz – Diez

5. Funerary Urn 5 Depicting a mythological scene of an infant God being sacrificed to ensure rebirth of a deceased deity. The is one of the first items I noticed in the artifact room, it caught my eye immediately.

6. Incensario AKA Incense Burner Created in Teotihuacan Mexico 150 – 650 Ceramic

7. Background information Stone Mask Used in ceremonies, ancestor worship and veneration of the Gods The smoke mimicked clouds that brought rain and agricultural abundance Used in funerary rites to honor ancestors Stones masks were buried with mummy bundles decorated symbolizing after life, war, water and fertility. Palace Created in the form of palaces and temples Is in the form of a two-story structure decorated with warfare and ultimately transformations and agricultural productivity. 7

8. More Statues include in the exhibit 8

9. Descriptions 9 Starting with the bowl you see in the beginning; it was created in Chupicuaro Mexico. The nose and mouth was created into an abstract human face and the white geometric designs demonstrate tattoos and or body paint that were worn during ritual events. From 300 B.C. to A.D. 300 The next few statues that you should’ve seen are sitting with their arms resting on their knees. One wore lion cloth and multicolored paint and bands on her neck. The other were painted in black and red, wearing armbands and nose ornaments. From 300 B.C. to A.D. 300 Next is a collection of Colima pottery artifacts. These items would have been placed in the tombs of esteemed dead to accompany them in the afterlife. Including the famous Colima dogs. From 300 B.C. to A.D. 300

10. Descriptions continued 10 Dog Effigy Vessel- Dogs were considered companions and were guardians of the home. This vessel was a snarling guardian dog. They were placed in their tombs to perform duties for the dead on their journey through the underworld. 300 B.C – A.D. 300 Squash Vessel – Would have been used to store liquids. Also, used to accompany the deceased for nourishment. They would be adorned in a significant fashion, such as a shaman for healing purposes and parrots that were valued for their colorful feathers. From 300 B.C. – A.D. 300

11. Naturaleza muerta con limones ( Still life with lemons) Created in 1916 by, Diego Rivera This was the beginning of his paintings before he was recognized. 11 Diego Rivera

12. Diego Rivera Continued 12

13. Dance in Tehuantepec This picture that demonstrates 6 dancers barefooted was created in 1928. It represents a traditional dance that requires women in sleeveless tunic rabona skirts and and hair braided and interlaced with red silk ribbons. The male dancers are dressed in white trousers with a white shirt, belt and wide hat. 13

14. Zapotec culture This was created in Mexico, Oaxaca. It depicts a ruler wearing a mask that identifies him as a god with a serpent mouth. The pendant, he wears is the Zapotec glyph for “cornfield”. As corn was a staple of the zapotec diet. 14

15. Tripod Bowls 15

16. What are tripod bowls??? These vessels were used ritually to prepare food for burial. The deeper vessel for preparation and the shallow vessel would double as a lid and a plate for serving. This particular set containing the glyph ( ollin ) or movement. 16

17. What was my experience like Honestly, I have never been to the Houston museum of fine arts, but this experience was definitely one to remember. However, it was difficult to navigate for what I needed, I was able to view many other exhibits. I enjoyed seeing the different art created by Mexican artist. 17