Mexican art history
Olmecs
Olmec - Wanted poster
Eastern and Central Mexico
15800-400 BC
People who had their sphere of influence from Guerero to the Gulf of Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco).
Famous are the big head statues.
Often referred to as the first high culture of America
Beginnings of writing, calendar calculation ...
Olmeken - Information
The culture of the Olmecs - often referred to as mother culture - already lays the foundation for the aesthetic development of the cultures of Mexico and Central America - astronomy, pyramid building, writing, mythology, and possibly the calendars were already developed in the era 1800-400 BC.
Olmekenkopf
1884_Olmekenkopf / Olmec Head
Acrylic and oil 70x50
Inspired by Olmekenkopf 1 of La Venta, Mexico.
Created about 850-700 BC,
The original basalt head weighs 24 tons and is 2.41 meters high.
Interpretation of the head No. 1 of La Venta de la Olmeca culture (1800-400 BC). The original measures 2. 41 m in height, is made of basalt and weighs 24 t.
Mixed technique Acrylic and Oil 70x50
Woman without heart
2019_020 Woman without heart
Acryl 50x70cm
Inspiration for this work was the head of hair of a haca from the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
Jaguar
Jaguar
Oil 50x70cm
The goberning class of Olmecs claimed themselves to be descendents of Jaguars.
