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the aim of le témoin was, as with many of the artist’s works, to adapt a surrealist object to everyday use.
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a transparent panel on the floor of the office furthers the connection to the outdoors.
equipped with a 32 kWh battery and a 637 HP three-phase motor, the porsche 935 moby X claims to be as fast as the gas ones.
optimized for the urban commuter, CLIP features a sleek black frame with brushed aluminum side panels.
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Hello Felipe, I don’t think the rug is a cow. Exotic animal’s skin such as zebras and tigers etc., have been used as rugs and trophies. The fact that the only lecture you have of this design being a cow shows how limited your interpretation of this rug is. Also, cheer up!
Nice photos and nice rug, though the write up is a little pretentious, since when has a cow skin rug been considered a trophy?
And to say this “design reflects a dichotomy mexico is experiencing” is far fetched. Although Huichols are legally Mexican, I would argue that they don’t feel Mexican, just as a Mexican doesn’t feel Huichol. The Huichol are not part of the Mexican identity and neither is their art, any more than Navajos in the US. If anything the rug should be about the Huichols affirming their cultural identity and being part of a globalized world, but not Mexicans.
The Huichol are very private people who mostly live deep inside a small part of the Sierra Madre. They are quite territorial and any non Huichol are discouraged from wondering into their territory uninvited. I imagine that 99% of Mexicans has never even spoken to a Huichol besides maybe to barter for a souvenir.
I would argue that ethnic inspiration in design is just an easy way for designers to create interesting designs and feel they have achieved design success comparable to designers from other countries. But while they may become famous for creating a “Mexican” design style, they are not much more than opportunistically interchanging a common graphic from one object to another. Lets not make this rug such a meaningful cultural symbol, it’s pop-design and no different from the Huichol Dunny figurines that sell on ebay.
🙂 #win
Beautiful work congratulations!!!!