Cotton Candy

Street vendor

Inner Circuit

The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.

Old Chinese Proverb

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Solitude

If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.

Ray Bradbury

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Independence Day Parade / Desfile Día de la Independencia

The Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821) was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and the Spanish colonial authorities which started on 16 September 1810. The Mexican War of Independence movement was led by Mexican-born Spaniards, Mestizos and Amerindians who sought independence from Spain. It started as an idealistic peasants' rebellion against their colonial masters, but finally ended as an unlikely alliance between Mexican ex-royalists and Mexican guerrilla insurgency.

It can be said that the struggle for Mexican independence dates back to the decades after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Martín Cortés, son of Hernán Cortés and La Malinche, led a revolt against the Spanish colonial government in order to eliminate privileges for the conquistadors.

After the abortive Conspiracy of the Machetes in 1799, the War of Independence led by the Mexican-born Spaniards became a reality. The movement for independence was far from gaining unanimous support among Mexicans, who became divided between independentists, autonomists and royalists. [Wiki]

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Shades of Grey

Street Sweeper at Chapultepec Park

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Tlaloc

Tlaloc, God of rain, fertility and water.

Tlaloc was an important deity in Aztec religion. He was a beneficent god who gave life and sustenance, but he was also feared for his ability to send hail, thunder and lightning, and for being the lord of the powerful element of water. In Aztec iconography he is normally depicted with goggle eyes and fangs. He was associated with caves, springs and mountains.

  

In Aztec cosmology, the four corners of the universe are marked by "The Four Tlalocs" which both hold up the sky and functions as the frame for the passing of time. Tlaloc was the patron of the Calendar day Mazatl and of the trecena of Ce Quiyahuitl (1 Rain). In Aztec mythology, Tlaloc was the lord of the third sun, which was destroyed by fire.

  

In the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, one of the two shrines on top of the Great Temple was dedicated to Tlaloc. The High Priest who was in charge of the Tlaloc shrine was called "Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc Tlamacazqui". However the most important site of worship to Tlaloc was on the peak of Mount Tlaloc, a 4100 metres high mountain on the eastern rim of the Valley of Mexico. Here the Aztec ruler came and conducted important ceremonies once a year, and throughout the year pilgrims offered precious stones and figures at the shrine.

  

In Coatlinchan a colossal statue weighing 168 tons was found that was thought to represent Tlaloc. Some scholars believe that the statue may not have been Tlaloc at all but his sister or some other female deity. This statue was relocated to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in 1964. [Wiki]

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Fast Food Street Vendor

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Mexican Stock Exchange

Mexican Stock Exchange Building (Center)
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Juan Soriano III

Pajaro III PAI, 2005 Bronce
Bird III PAI, 2005 Bronze

Toro, 1/3, 2003 Bronce. Juan Soriano. Sueños Moldeados. Andador Acuario. Paseo de la Reforma Puerta Zoo.
Bull, 1/3, 2003 Bronze by Juan Soriano. From Exhibition Molding Dreams at Chapultepec Park.
Dedicated to Sofia on her birthday!
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Juan Soriano II

Pajaro XIPA, 2005 Bronce. Juan Soriano. Sueños Moldeados. Andador Acuario. Paseo de la Reforma Puerta Zoo.
Bird, 2005 Bronze by Juan Soriano. From Exhibition Molding Dreams at Chapultepec Park.
Why Men / Women transform the simple reality?
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Juan Soriano

Sirena PAIII, 2005 Bronce. Juan Soriano. Sueños Moldeados. Andador Acuario. Paseo de la Reforma Puerta Zoo.

Mermaid PAIII, 2005 Bronze by Juan Soriano. From Exhibition Molding Dreams at Chapultepec Park.
Happy Friday!
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Hongo Sonante / Sonorant Mushroom

Sonorant Mushroom (Details) by Roger Von Gunten 2005.
From the exhibition of various sculptors on Paseo de la Reforma.
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Styles

Arte Poética

Que el verso sea como una llave

Que abra mil puertas.

Una hoja cae; algo pasa volando;

Cuanto miren los ojos creado sea,

Y el alma del oyente quede temblando.

Inventa mundos nuevos y cuida tu palabra;

El adjetivo, cuando no da vida, mata.

Estamos en el ciclo de los nervios.

El músculo cuelga,

Como recuerdo, en los museos;

Mas no por eso tenemos menos fuerza:

El vigor verdadero

Reside en la cabeza.

Por qué cantáis la rosa, ¡oh Poetas!

Hacedla florecer en el poema;



Sólo para nosotros

Viven todas las cosas bajo el Sol.

El Poeta es un pequeño Dios.

Vicente Huidobro. De El espejo de Agua, 1916.

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Cotton Candy

“Adorable y enemiga, la Ciudad de México en los trazos de Abel Quezada”
1 al 31 de marzo. Las Rejas de Chapultepec.
Exhibition of Mexican political cartoonist works on Paseo de la Reforma Ave. Chapultepec Park
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Fire Engine

Learning to be a Firemen.
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Street Dance

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Sunday in Mexico City (No Cars)

In main street no cars, only organic wheels.
Ahh! A little bit more of oxygen.
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Christmas Tree / Arbol de Navidad

Probably the world's tallest Christmas Tree (90 m = 295.275')
El próximo 5 de diciembre, la “Magia de la Navidad” llegará a la Ciudad de México y permanecerá por 36 días que ofrecerá a los visitantes atracciones como la ya tradicional pista de hielo en el Zócalo capitalino, el árbol de Navidad más grande del mundo y diversas actividades que se desarrollarán en puntos estratégicos del Distrito Federal.

De 10:00 de la mañana a 10:00 de la noche, los capitalinos y visitantes nacionales y extranjeros podrán disfrutar –además de las actividades que se hospedan en Plaza de la Constitución–, de nueve kilómetros de diversión que iniciarán en la calle Lieja sobre Paseo de la Reforma, para llegar por Avenida Hidalgo hasta la Alameda Central, el Centro Histórico y el Zócalo de la Ciudad.

Este año, la ceremonia de encendido del Árbol de Navidad marcará el inicio de las festividades navideñas en el Distrito Federal. Se trata de un árbol navideño ubicado a un costado de la Glorieta de la Palma que buscará romper el récord Guinness como “el más grande del mundo”, título que actualmente ostenta Brasil.

Con más de 90 metros de altura y 35 metros de diámetro, el Árbol de Navidad Más Grande del Mundo será decorado con más de 72 kilómetros de series de micro lámparas, 80 mil metros de cables eléctricos y 600 luces estroboscópicas. El montaje del mismo generó 200 empleos temporales para trabajadores mexicanos que se encargaron de colocar los cables eléctricos y 600 empleos más de forma indirecta.
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Iron Dancers

Have a great weekend!
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Zoo Entrance

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Columpio Sonoro / Sonorous Swing

"Esfuérzate, siempre y en todo, por obtener a la vez lo útil para los demás y lo agradable para ti mismo." G.I. Gurdjieff
Columpio Sonoro / Sonorous Swing by Vicente Rojo (Sculptor) 2005.

Vicente Rojo Almazán es un pintor y escultor mexicano, aunque nacido en 1932 en Barcelona, España, ciudad en la que hizo sus primeros estudios de escultura y cerámica.

En España hace sus primeros estudios de dibujo, cerámica y escultura en 1946 en la Escuela Elemental del Trabajo.

Llega a México en 1949, reclamado por su padre, el cual residía aquí como refugiado político desde el fin de la Guerra Civil Española.

Vicente Rojo es sobrino del general Rojo, el más acreditado jefe de las tropas de la Segunda República Española que se opusieron al golpe de estado protagonizado por el general Franco.

Trabajó en el suplemento México en la Cultura de la oficina de ediciones del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes; asimismo colabora con la Revista de la Universidad de México y la revista La cultura en México (1962-1974) de la Revista Siempre!.

Obtenida la nacionalidad mexicana, estudia pintura en la escuela de arte La Esmeralda y realiza durante estos más de cuarenta años una amplia obra en pintura, diseño gráfico y en fechas más recientes escultura.

Exponiendo en numerosas ocasiones en México y eln el extranjero a partir de 1958, en 1991 es galardonado con el Premio Nacional de Arte y el Premio México de Diseño, habiendo participado en el diseño gráfico de diversas publicaciones culturales como la Revista de Bellas Artes, la Revista de la Universidad, UNAM, Plural, México en el Arte y el periódico La Jornada, entre otros.

Cofundador en 1960 de la editorial Era, de la cual forma parte en el consejo editorial y como director de arte. Miembro de la llamada generación de la Ruptura, es una figura importante y destacada dentro de las artes estéticas de este país y su figura es altamente respetada por colegas y círculos intelectuales en general, siendo considerado uno de los artistas más importantes del abstraccionismo en México.

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