The Vochol® on its way to Denver, Colorado...

The Consulate General of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Center are proud to present the Vochol®  . This is a very exciting and one of a kind piece of art that will be coming to Denver this summer.

This will be a ground breaking, history making exhibit to the Denver International Airport (DIA). The art on wheels will be park at Denver International Airport from May 21st to August 31, 2012. The Vochol®  is a Volkswagen Beetle that has been covered with the traditional beadwork from the Huichol (Waxaritari), an indigenous group from Mexico. It is covered in 2,277,000 glass beads applied by 8 artisans from two Huichol families. The artists devoted thousands of hours of their time transferring their inspiration to a magical and colorful design embedded on this Volkswagen. Huichol artists used the Volkswagen as the “vehicle” to express and share not just their artistic skills, but also share their history, mythology, and their culture with the world.

The Consulate General of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Center in collaboration with Denver Public Schools has developed a strategy to involve Denver’s students and teachers in creating art work that resembles the Vochol®  in its symbolic representation. This is an opportunity for Students to express their artistic creativity, where the Vochol will be used as their main “Vehicle of inspiration,” creativity and representation. The Huichol artists used the Volkswagen beetle as their main canvas of work and as their “vehicle” to express and share not just their artistic skills, but also to share their history, mythology, and their cultural symbolism. In the same way, students will be able to share their art and make symbolic connections with the thousands of people who travel through DIA every day.

The opening will take place on May 21^st, 2012 at 1:00pm at DIA’s main Terminal. This is just a reminder to save the date to come join us in an opportunity to experience what this amazing piece of art has inspired our DPS students to create. We hope you can come out and become part of this amazing story. We will be sending you the formal invitation soon.

Vochol® ; Student artwork program in Denver

Call for Participation to All DPS Arts Students

Let’s welcome Vochol®  to Denver by showcasing the ingenuity of DPS  arts students!

The concept of Vochol®  – Huichol Art on Wheels  was developed by personnel at the Museo de Arte Popular. This was after they saw a series of other cars with the same concept, yet different materials.

Vochol®  is the Culmination of:

9,408 hours  -  2000,000 glass seed beads  -  35 lbs of special resin, fabric, pain, and yarn

-  the Creative inspiration of two Wixarika (Huichol) families from West Central Mexico.

 Vochol®  will be on display at the Denver International Airport from June – August, 2012

DPS Student artwork will also be displayed  during this time at D.I.A.

Student field trip, Unveiling Ceremony  to D.I.A., tentative dates are May 22 or 23 (buses provided)



• Connected to the theme (but not replicate) VOCHOL® – Artistic Idea as the Vehicle
• Student collaboration, expanded use of the imagination, unique ideas
• Creative surface for your canvas and material choice – No Flat Surfaces
• Can be connected to Mythology, History, Cultural,  or Create your own story
• All arts disciplines are encouraged to participate
• Material fees are available if needed  -  let me know
• Student artwork will be displayed at D.I.A. during the VOCHOL®  exhibit
• Submitted work completed by May 15 / images of work submitted to Arts Dept.
• Student field trip Unveiling Ceremony  to D.I.A., tentative dates are May 22 or 23 (buses provided)
• RSVP to Capucine-chapman@dpsk12.org and for additional information.

 

What´s Vochol® ?

http://vocholaamap.blogspot.mx/2010/12/que-es-el-vochol.html

For more information: amigosdelmap@gmail.com

                                    A r t e   h u i c h o l   s o b r e   r u e d a s

Presentacion del Vochol® con el Chaman Wixarica/Foto AAMAP

Vochol® representa un hecho sin precedente en la historia del arte popular en México y el mundo, en el que dos familias de artesanos huicholes de los estados de

Nayarit y Jalisco, tomaron como lienzo la estructura a tamaño real de un automóvil, para intervenirlo con un diseño exclusivo a base de chaquira.                                   

Los artesanos huicholes iniciaron la intervención del Vochol® en mayo, de 2010, en el Hospicio Cabañas, en Guadalajara, Jalisco; para posteriormente continuar en el Centro Estatal para las Culturas Populares e Indígenas de Nayarit.

Luego de 4 mil 760 horas de trabajo, en un lapso de siete meses; alrededor de 2 millones 277 mil chaquiras, que equivalen a 90 kilos de este material; 16 kilos de resina especial, tela, pintura, estambre; y la inspiración creadora de los también llamados wixaricas, el automóvil se presenta en el Museo de Arte Popular (MAP), en donde concluyeron los detalles finales de su decoración.

Se trata de una obra de arte inédita, en la que transbordan los sentires de una cultura que mira a través de un cristal poli-cromático, capaz de mezclar lo real con lo imaginario, enalteciendo de manera espectacular el arte popular mexicano.   

Sus diseños y colorido se convierten en la oportunidad perfecta para enlazarse estrechamente con una cultura de rito, destreza y sensibilidad, dando como resultado una explosión de colorida originalidad.

N o t a  i m p o r t a n t e:

A partir de 2012, Vochol® se encuentra de gira en el extranjero, con una itinerancia que inicia en Estados Unidos:

San Diego.-                 Museo de Arte de San Diego SDMART / Enero- Marzo.
Washington.-             Smtihsonian American Indian Museum / Marzo-Mayo 6.
Denver.-                     Aeropuerto / Junio-Agosto.

Para posteriormente viajar a:

París, Francia.-           Musée du Quai Branly / Octubre-Diciembre.

Informes: amigosdelmap@gmail.com

*Fotografias: Alex Piedra Buena

La Crónica de Hoy | Alistan subasta de “El vochol” mexicano

La Crónica de Hoy | Alistan subasta de “El vochol” mexicano