The Silver Moon Gallery was
founded in 2000, and it pioneered the notion
of promoting Mexican folk art in Los Cabos.
Here, as directed by Armando Sanchez and
Rocio Camarillo, it provides a space for
artisans from across Mexico to display their
Works.
The gallery’s goal is to preserve and
promote the traditions and customs of
Mexican folk art.
The different pieces and
styles represent the towns and people who
have for generations passed down their
techniques, using what Mother Nature has
provided to go beyond crafting utility tools
and instead leave a beautiful footprint of
cultural expression. Their work shows how
elaborate and detailed the work of a Mexican
folk art master can be. The Silver Moon
Gallery represents potter Mata Ortíz Juan
Quezada, winner of a national arts award;
Pancho Bautista, an internationally
celebrated Huichol artist known for his
large Vochol pieces exhibited at the Museum
of Folk Art; “Tree of Life” artist Tiburcio
Soteno from Metepec, in Mexico state; Carlo
Magno Pedro Martinez with his black clay
from Oaxaca; Hilario Alejos Madrigal who
specializes in glazed clay from Michoacán;
Carlos and Albert with papier-mâché from
Tlaquepaque; Jacobo Angeles and Zeny Fuentes
with wood carvings from Oaxaca; and The
Linares family with alebrijes catrinas fro
Mexico; as well as many other
museum-quality, collectible pieces. |
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