Llama!
I think its cute. The fact that it is one of the few things that survived the Spanish taking over, is amazing. Especially since the Incans valued llamas. I love the textile pattern on the blanket on its back. It makes it a bit more real.
Have you seen anything currently that is similar? I think there is a trend to return to this type of simplified art even in mainstream art found at places like Pier1.
i like this llama haha. The simplicity of it is what draws me to it, but its not to simple to the fact that i dont want to look at it. The red blanket and pattern adds that focal point that keeps you in tune with the piece.
I like seeing something different and out of the ordinary. It's not everyday that you come across an entire country that worships a llama, let alone makes a silver figurine out of one, but these people did BOTH! In addition to all of that, it looks real, and I'm glad that I got to see one of the only remaining silver/gold works done within this time period.
I also believe that this silver guilted sculpture of a llama is very interesting. It was done in Central America and in certain tribes the llama was very sacred and was sacrificed for the gods. The overall detail of the llama is very inaccurate and does not look realistic at all. I also thought it was very interesting that silver and gold in this area was not as valuable to them as in European Countries. Silver was also called tears of the Moon, as Gold was called sweat of the Sun. This piece reminds me of Egyptian art because of the stature of the llama is very vertical as well as statues of egyptian cats. Another similarity is in Egypt they also would make statues with precious metals such as silver and gold. I am very surprised that this piece when it was found was not melted down for its value in silver. Overall I like this piece because of its simplicity. There is only a very little bit of detail put into the blanket on its back and its face.
I think this piece is cute too Ana! It almost takes on a kind of cartoon llama. It is neat that since the spanish liked tapastries so much they carved and colored the metal to accually look as so. At first, to me, this figure could have been a dog but then I looked closer and saw the fawn like features in its face.
Llama!
Have you seen anything currently that is similar? I think there is a trend to return to this type of simplified art even in mainstream art found at places like Pier1.
ReplyDeletei like this llama haha. The simplicity of it is what draws me to it, but its not to simple to the fact that i dont want to look at it. The red blanket and pattern adds that focal point that keeps you in tune with the piece.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing something different and out of the ordinary. It's not everyday that you come across an entire country that worships a llama, let alone makes a silver figurine out of one, but these people did BOTH! In addition to all of that, it looks real, and I'm glad that I got to see one of the only remaining silver/gold works done within this time period.
ReplyDeleteI also believe that this silver guilted sculpture of a llama is very interesting. It was done in Central America and in certain tribes the llama was very sacred and was sacrificed for the gods. The overall detail of the llama is very inaccurate and does not look realistic at all. I also thought it was very interesting that silver and gold in this area was not as valuable to them as in European Countries. Silver was also called tears of the Moon, as Gold was called sweat of the Sun. This piece reminds me of Egyptian art because of the stature of the llama is very vertical as well as statues of egyptian cats. Another similarity is in Egypt they also would make statues with precious metals such as silver and gold. I am very surprised that this piece when it was found was not melted down for its value in silver. Overall I like this piece because of its simplicity. There is only a very little bit of detail put into the blanket on its back and its face.
ReplyDeleteI think this piece is cute too Ana! It almost takes on a kind of cartoon llama. It is neat that since the spanish liked tapastries so much they carved and colored the metal to accually look as so. At first, to me, this figure could have been a dog but then I looked closer and saw the fawn like features in its face.
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