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Monday, October 22, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Chinelo
Figure of a Chinelo Dancer as part of an offering for the 'Day of the Dead' placed in an hospital.
In the Mexican capital, death is intellectualized in museums and galleries, it dresses up for a night gala in five stars hotels, and yet easily maintains it’s provincial air in humble neighborhoods.
Bread of the Dead because of the extension of the City, one must visit the Capital for at least two continuous years during the season of Day of the Dead, to have a more profound vision of the changes that take place in it’s inhabitants when they start preparing to celebrate this tradition, so closely tied to the soul of Mexicans.
To be born and to die is one of the dualities faced by human beings and everything that exists. This duality is the key to the Mexican idiosyncrasy, manifested in the pre-Cortez epoch and routed among the centuries in a mix of pre-Hispanic and religious beliefs, of humor and mysticism, of sadness and joy.
Altar Museum Estudio Diego Rivera like the small towns of the provinces, the majority of the residents in Mexico City prepare with anticipation to celebrate with dignity the return of the souls of the dead. In the Capital the offerings are placed in museums and galleries entrusting the work to artists that interpret different subjects or motives, in creating truly artistic designs to later expose them to an array of aromas and colors in which the flower of the season – the cempasuchitl – is the prevailing one.
It is difficult to calculate the amount of craftsmanship that is sold at different prices in Mexico City; this shows that the industry that generates the Day of the Dead is one of the most important affecting the year’s economy of the city, and at the same time demonstrates that this tradition is more alive than ever.
Paper mache calaca in what corresponds to the festive activity, besides eating the chocolate and sugar skeletons with one’s name on it, children, even adults buy toys with images of an enthusiastic skeleton made of paper mache, and jointed skeletons which dance when you pull on a string. Very few stay away from the funeral procession consisting of paper dolls with heads made of garbanzo, which move by the means of a thread, making the head come out of the coffin. The craftsman takes advantage of the opportunity to write special messages on the coffin.
Names of the members of the Linares family represent with their work what the Day of the Dead is in Mexico. The paper mache skeletons which they exhibit annually are a tradition already established in October and November of each year.
From the bilingual book “Through the Eyes of the Soul Day of the Dead In Mexico - Mexico City, Mixquic and Morelos”. For information of books about this tradition, written by Mary J. Andrade, visit www.dayofthedead.com
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
F1 Roadshow
The ING Renault F1 Team Roadshow had touch down in Mexico City for a spectacular show in the streets of the city.
Mexico City -Reuters- El piloto italiano Giancarlo Fisichella y el brasileno Nelson Piquet Jr con sus bolidos de la F1 invadieron el domingo las calles de la ciudad de Mexico en el RoadShow que se realizo por primera vez en el continente americano.
En el RoadShow se adaptan las calles de la ciudad para realizar un pequeño circuito de F1 con todas las especificaciones de seguridad y control que exigen las normas internacionales.
Con una asistencia de aproximadamente 250 mil espectadores, los pilotos alcanzaron velocidades cercanas a los 200 kilometros por hora y realizaron donas en cada una de las tres glorietas que comprendio el circuito.
-Estuvo increible, sobre todo las vueltas que daban los coches y el ruido de los motores,- dijo Fernando Díaz, un niño de 8 años que vio el espectaculo sobre los hombros de su padre.
El escenario del espectaculo fue la elegante avenida Paseo de la Reforma.
Las ciudades en donde se ha realizado el RoadShow son Madrid, Moscu, Estambul, Lyon, Roma, Sevilla, Varsovia, Johannesburgo y Rotterdam, que tiene el record de asistencia con medio millon de personas en sus calles.
-Para mi, que he participado en RoadShows en varias ciudades del mundo, este ha sido el mejor circuito,- menciono Fisichella al final del evento, tras mojar con champana a los asistentes.
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Sunday, October 14, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Bosque de Alisos
A business area at west side of the city.
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Garden of The Art / Jardin del Arte
Park near Insurgentes and Paseo de la Reforma, where painters exhibit their works on Sundays.
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Saturday, October 6, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Rojo Mexicano / Mexican Red
Cuetlaxochitl [Nahuatl], Flor de Nochebuena o de Pascua, Poinsettia.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
Mortality
Funeral in the church of Chalco, a little town near Mexico City.
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Small Enterprise
Two pics for $ 20.00 Pesos [$ 1.85 USD] in a key ring.
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Thursday, September 27, 2007
Viva la Vida!
Exhibition at the San Francisco Atrium, Historic Center.
Frida Kahlo[1](July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter who is now the best-known artist Latin America has produced. She painted using a vibrantly colored style which was influenced by the indigenous culture of Mexico as well as European influences which include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits symbolically expressing her own pain. Kahlo was married to and influenced by the Mexican painter of murals Diego Rivera and shared his Communist views. Although she has long been recognized as an important painter, public awareness of her work has become more widespread since the 1970's. Her "Blue" house in Coyoacán, Mexico City is a popular museum, donated by Diego Rivera after her death in 1954. From Wiki.
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Castillo de Chapultepec / Chapultepec Castle
The Castillo de Chapultepec (translated as "Castle of Chapultepec") is a castle built on top of Chapultepec Hill (Chapultepec comes from Náhuatl chapoltepēc and means "at the grasshopper hill"), located in the middle of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City at a height of 2,325 meters above sea level. The building has been used for several purposes during its history, including Military Academy, Imperial and Presidential residence, observatory and museum. It currently houses the Mexican National Museum of History. It is the only castle in North America that was occupied by European sovereigns. [Wiki.]
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Castillo de Chapultepec.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Night Watcher
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An old building damaged by past earthquakes at Historic Center of the city.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Stormy Weather
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Heavy rain at south of the city, University Metro Station.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Banca Arrecife / Reef Bench
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Reef Bench by Roger Von Gunten and in the background the Bench, Sit down and make yourself at home by Naomi Siegman ( Banca Arrecife y en el fondo la banca, Sientate, estas en tu casa. ) From the exhibit, 'Benches Dialogue' at main street.
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