Extraordinary 24\" Benitez Studio Huichol Indian Yarn Painting Mexican Folk Art

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Extraordinary 24\" Benitez Studio Huichol Indian Yarn Painting Mexican Folk Art:
$220.00

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<div height=\"28px\" valign=\"middle\" face=\"arial\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" For a limited time only we are offeringFree shipping from Mexico to your doorwith DHL air courier,4-5 working day to Peyote People. We are based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where we have run a Native Folk Art Gallery since 1997 that works directly with the Huichol artists and their families.

Original 24\" x 24\"(2\'x2\')Huichol IndianYarn Painting byHilaria ChavezCarrillo the widow ofthe late great Jose Benitez Sanchez.

Yes its true, Jose Benitez Sanchez passed awayand will not be making us any more of his sensational yarn paintings. His legacy however will continuewith his son Elieos Benitez who continues to work out of his studio.Hilariaworked with her husband for years now and remains true to her mentorsclassic style.Benitez teaching lives on in Hilaria\'s work today.

It is with great saddness that I have to inform you all thaton July 01, 2009 at 9;40amJose Benitez Sanchez suffered a massive coronary in the Hospital Civil located in Tepic, Nayarit.His daughter Lucindacalled later that morning to break the news. Weweren\'t the first to work with Benitez buthave workedvery closelywith don Benitez the last few years.He did two book singings at the shop back in March and April. Benitez was a great story teller,even though Spanish was his second language, he could describe things with infinite detail,everyone just loved the way he could explain the vision or meaning behind his pieces. To this day I cringe when people ask me to translate the writting on the back of Benitez paintings. For one thing its not easy to think like a shaman, they speak metaphorically and tend to jump from past, present, and future with no regard to our linear way of thinking. But more than that, I’m affraid of not being able to capture the spirit that each and every piece that Benitez did had.

He was undoubtably the best recognized Huichol artist. I don’t think that there is a museum or institution the world over that has done an exhibition of Huichol art without at least one of his pieces. Most recently the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology put on an exhibition of Benitez yarn paintings and published a book called ‘Visions of a Huichol Shaman’. The book and exhibition were curated by Peter Furst undoubtably one of the most eminant Huichol scholars.

Artes de Mexico edition no.75 titled Arte Huichol featured many of Benitez yarn paintings and had an indepth interview with the artist. It wasjust last monththat Margarita de Orellana the director of Artes de Mexico contacted me looking for Benitez. Theydid an exhibition of Huichol Art that included his workat the University of Kobe in Japan.Benitez as a boy was being trained by his father to become a shaman. An ardorous path that he left as his success in art began to grow.As a boy he had a job sweeping floors in the offices of the INI in Tepic. Benitez graduated from sweeping floors to buying artifacts that the Huichol would bring in like woven bags and small yarn paintings. Eventually, thedirector Salomon Nahmad asked if he could do yarn paintings like the other Huichol were bringing in to sell. It was there at the INI that Benitez met Juan Negrin a Harvard graduate student who began promoting his work in the US. Together they would transcribe in great detail the visions that Benitez had put into his work, their meaning and greater significance. Benitez never turned his back on his culture and eventually returned and finished his path to shamanism. In 2003, Jose Benitez Sanchez was awarded the National Award for Science and Arts.Please note that the winner will pay $0 for shipping from Mexico to your door by air courier; SAVE up to 50% on the shipping by combining items!!! Paypal is accepted,personal checks take 14days to clear. Outside of the US or Canada please call for shipping quotes!!

Please feel free to write us if you have any questions regarding anything in our collection, or the Huichol we work with.Peyote Peoplehas been recognized by the Huichol Traditional Government of San Andres Cohamiata for its work in the community and started a Fair Trade co-operative that promotes cultural authenticity by working with Huichol that actually live in the Sierra, because unlike the urban Huichol that live in the city, the Sierra Huichol are actively involved in the preservation of their cultures traditions.

**due to \'s new draconian regulations that punish international sellers for delays in shipping we will no longer be shipping outside of the US and Canada through . International clients please contact us through our site peyotepeople****

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Extraordinary 24\" Benitez Studio Huichol Indian Yarn Painting Mexican Folk Art:
$220.00