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Monumental Squatted Angel IV. 2006. Sculptor: Jorge Marin |
Showing posts with label Paseo de la Reforma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paseo de la Reforma. Show all posts
Monday, April 2, 2012
Squatted Angel
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Sunday Bikers
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“Time is an illusion perpetrated by the
manufacturers of space.”
“I used to be indecisive; now I'm not sure.”
~Graffiti quotes
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Clown
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Do anything, but let it produce
joy.
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Mexico City
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(View from Chapultepec Castle)
As an "alpha" global city Mexico
City is one of the most important financial centers in North America. It is
located in the Valley of Mexico, a large valley in the
high plateaus at
the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). The city
consists of sixteen boroughs.
The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was
around 8.84 million people, and has a land area of 1,485 square kilometres
(573 sq mi). According to the most recent definition agreed upon by
the federal and state governments, the Mexico City metropolitan area population
is 21.2 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area in
the western hemisphere and the fifth largest
agglomeration in the world.
Mexico City has a gross domestic product (GDP) of
$390 billion US$ in 2008, making Mexico City the eighth richest city in the world. The city
was responsible for generating 21% of Mexico's Gross Domestic Product and the
metropolitan area accounted for 34% of total national GDP.
The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by
the Aztecs in
1325 as Tenochtitlan, which was almost completely
destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan, and subsequently
redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards. In 1524,
the municipality of Mexico City was
established, known as México Tenochtitlán, and as of 1585 it was
officially known as La Ciudad de México (Mexico City). Mexico City
served as the political, administrative and financial center of a major part of
the Spanish colonial empire. After independence from Spain was achieved,
the Federal
District was created in 1824.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
November 2011 Theme Day: Fences
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| Caminos de lo Sagrado (Sacred Paths) - Queretaro Tri Cultural Patrimony of The Humanity - 120 Photo exhibition at The Open Gallery of The Chapultepec Park Fence. Curator: Gonzalo Infante. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Intonation
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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| Diana Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name, and indeed the goddess herself, was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals". In the classical period of Greek mythology, Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. In later Hellenistic times, she even assumed the ancient role of Eileithyia in aiding childbirth. |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Bored
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Flautist
Monday, September 5, 2011
Sunday Wheels
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“Eternity is in love with the productions of time”. William Blake |
Friday, August 5, 2011
Manifestation for Education
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Abrazo Monumental
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| Monumental Embrace by Mexican sculptor Jorge Marin. 2006 |
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Games
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"Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is in the box, I'm not all that interested in what happens next. Hunters, after all, aren't cooks." Henri Cartier-Bresson |
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Oops!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Anonymous Citizen
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| Anonymous Citizen by Javier Marin (Mexican sculptor) |
Friday, May 6, 2011
Wind Workers
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| Window cleaners at Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (National Council for Culture and the Arts) Tower. |
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Birdmen of Mexico II
The Birdmans of Mexico
The Voladores of Papantla
Ask anyone who's been to Papantla what most impressed them, and they'll probably say, "The Voladores." Many people who've never been to the Gulf Coast -- or even to Mexico - will light up in recognition at the mention of the Voladores. They perform regularly throughout Mexico, Central and South America. They've performed in several cities in the United States, and even in Paris and Madrid. So, who are the Voladores, and why are they famous?
Volador means flyer - he who flies. It is breathtaking to watch the spectacle of four men gracefully "flying" upside down from a 75 foot pole secured only by a rope tied around their waists.
Even more amazing is the musician, called the caporal. Balanced on a narrow wooden platform without a rope or safety net, the caporal plays a drum and flute and invokes an ancient spiritual offering in the form of a spectacular dance.
As he turns to face the four cardinal directions, he will bend his head back to his feet, balance on one foot then lean precariously forward, and perform intricate footwork, all the time playing the flute and drum! No matter how many times you see this beautiful performance, it will continue to astonish you, and the plaintive tune of the flute and drum will remain with you long after you have returned home.
The early history of the ceremonial flight of the Voladores is shrouded in the mists of antiquity. Information about the original ritual was partially lost when the invading conquerors from Spain destroyed so many of the documents and codices of the indigenous cultures. Fortunately, enough survived through legend and oral history and in materials written by early visitors to New Spain, that anthropologists and historians have been able to document at least part of the story of this ancient religious practice and how it has evolved through time.
A Totonaca myth tells of a time when there was a great drought, and food and water grew scarce throughout the land. Five young men decided that they must send a message to Xipe Totec, God of fertility so that the rains would return and nurture the soil, and their crops would again flourish. So they went into the forest and searched for the tallest, straightest tree they could find.
When they came upon the perfect tree, they stayed with it overnight, fasting and praying for the tree's spirit to help them in their quest. The next day they blessed the tree, then felled it and carried it back to their village, never allowing it to touch the ground. Only when they decided upon the perfect location for their ritual, did they set the tree down.
The men stripped the tree of its leaves and branches, dug a hole to stand it upright, then blessed the site with ritual offerings. The men adorned their bodies with feathers so that they would appear like birds to Xipe Totec, in hope of attracting the god's attention to their important request. With vines wrapped around their waists, they secured themselves to the pole and made their plea through their flight and the haunting sound of the flute and drum.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Theme Day: Edges
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| Equilibrista 90 / Acrobat 90 (2005) |
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| Las Puertas del Alma / The Doors of The Soul (2006) |
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| Equilibrista En Un Brazo / Acrobat In One Arm ( 2002) Sculptures by Javier Marin |
This week's Challenge: Elaborate.
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