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ANDY A. VILLAREAL EXHIBIT


Presented by Mexican Cultural Institute San Antonio
& UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures


July - September 2021


Curated by Arturo Infante Almeida
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ANDY A. VILLAREAL EXHIBIT


Presented by Mexican Cultural Institute San Antonio
& UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures


July-September 2021


Curated by Arturo Infante Almeida
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The work in this exhibition references the civic, political, and religious life of the Maya civilization. Aspects of Mayan culture have been discerned from various sources including codices, Spanish writings and the art and architecture that survices throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. Distinguished by their technological, artistic, and intellectual achievements, the Maya flourished for more than 2,500 years in Southern Mexico and Northern Central America.
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The work in this exhibition references the civic, political, and religious life of the Maya civilization. Aspects of Mayan culture have been discerned from various sources including codices, Spanish writings and the art and architecture that survices throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. Distinguished by their technological, artistic, and intellectual achievements, the Maya flourished for more than 2,500 years in Southern Mexico and Northern Central America.
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The alligator warriors were summoned to emerge from the depths of the cenote, someone has stolen some sacrificial icons from the sacred well. His family will be cursed forever, but he must pay with his life.



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The alligator warriors were summoned to emerge from the depths of the cenote, someone has stolen some sacrificial icons from the sacred well. His family will be cursed forever, but he must pay with his life.



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2020
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The mighty blue jaguar rescued his little friends the Mayan glyphs as they attempted to navigate the treacherous Carribi. He brought them to safety as their loved ones awaited patiently on the shoreline




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The mighty blue jaguar rescued his little friends the Mayan glyphs as they attempted to navigate the treacherous Carribi. He brought them to safety as their loved ones awaited patiently on the shoreline




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The colorful little warrior




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The colorful little warrior




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Double-headed serpent and double-headed jaguar. Majestic Mesoamerican deities



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Double-headed serpent and double-headed jaguar. Majestic Mesoamerican deities



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2021
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Cheech and his primos travel light years to revisit their cousins in the Yucatan. This time they are planning on staying a while. The Mayans don't realize they are already consumed by the mothership. The aliens plan to take all the Mayans back to mars to train their army to prepare for a galactic confrontation with their enemies.



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Cheech and his primos travel light years to revisit their cousins in the Yucatan. This time they are planning on staying a while. The Mayans don't realize they are already consumed by the mothership. The aliens plan to take all the Mayans back to mars to train their army to prepare for a galactic confrontation with their enemies.



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2021
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The Mayan kings and the other passengers board the Chichimeca express to take a long very beautiful Journey across Mesoamerica. The majestic matriarch will take them on this journey



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The Mayan kings and the other passengers board the Chichimeca express to take a long very beautiful Journey across Mesoamerica. The majestic matriarch will take them on this journey



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The enormous alligator from the Yucatan and the Majestic jaguar will travel long distances in search of a secluded new home. These two Mesoamerican icons will form a close bond along the journey.




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2021
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The enormous alligator from the Yucatan and the Majestic jaguar will travel long distances in search of a secluded new home. These two Mesoamerican icons will form a close bond along the journey.




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An aerial view of a sacred cenote within an enclosed pyramid




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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An aerial view of a sacred cenote within an enclosed pyramid




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The jaguar warriors congregate before going off to battle




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The jaguar warriors congregate before going off to battle




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This powerful Mayan ruler has spiritual powers




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This powerful Mayan ruler has spiritual powers




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The loyal jaguar will protect the king to the end




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The loyal jaguar will protect the king to the end




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The two rival groups try to settle their differences to avoid going to war



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The two rival groups try to settle their differences to avoid going to war



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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An offering to the imperial red jaguar


(Wall installation)



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An offering to the imperial red jaguar


(Wall installation)



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The warriors prepare for battle




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The warriors prepare for battle




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The warriors prepare for battle they know the enemy is near




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The warriors prepare for battle they know the enemy is near




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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Homage to the majestic jaguar deity



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Homage to the majestic jaguar deity



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The powerful Mayan king commands much attention on his double-headed jaguar throne




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The powerful Mayan king commands much attention on his double-headed jaguar throne




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The powerful Mayan king who was not ready to die illuminated his sarcophagus from within




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The powerful Mayan king who was not ready to die illuminated his sarcophagus from within




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The blue jaguar always protects his good Mayan friend sawed-off shorty papa




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2020
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The blue jaguar always protects his good Mayan friend sawed-off shorty papa




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2020
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The warriors are given advice before going off to battle and the uber drivers are waiting to drive them to the battlefield



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The warriors are given advice before going off to battle and the uber drivers are waiting to drive them to the battlefield



Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2021
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Mayan half court ball game jaguar man goaly a sure win




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Mayan half court ball game jaguar man goaly a sure win




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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My friend Jesse el huevon was hired as a scout to lead the hunting party




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My friend Jesse el huevon was hired as a scout to lead the hunting party




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The alligator warrior was last seen during the full moon over Chichen Itza




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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The alligator warrior was last seen during the full moon over Chichen Itza




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


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Chacmool



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Chacmool



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The elusive matriarch rides the three Mayan kings back to the underworld so that they will experience Eternal happiness with their ancestral spirits




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The elusive matriarch rides the three Mayan kings back to the underworld so that they will experience Eternal happiness with their ancestral spirits




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Mesoamerican market somewhere in the Yucatan


(Triptych)




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Mesoamerican market somewhere in the Yucatan


(Triptych)




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2021
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The young powerful wise Mayan king presides over his people in Mesoamerica from his double-headed Jaguar throne.




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2020
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The young powerful wise Mayan king presides over his people in Mesoamerica from his double-headed Jaguar throne.




Oleo sobre madera / Oil on wood


2020
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Around the tenth century AD, Mayan cities were mysteriously abandoned.


Throughout Latin America, traces of the greate Mesoamerican cultures that connect the past to the present survive.
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Around the tenth century AD, Mayan cities were mysteriously abandoned.


Throughout Latin America, traces of the greate Mesoamerican cultures that connect the past to the present survive.
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Between 400 BC and 900 AD, the Maya erected stelae throughout the Maya lands. Maya Stelae, tall stone slabs, documented the glory of Mayan rulers with figures and hieroglyphs sculpted in relief. Brightly painted Stelae were often arranged in rows within public spaces of the ceremonial city center.
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Between 400 BC and 900 AD, the Maya erected stelae throughout the Maya lands. Maya Stelae, tall stone slabs, documented the glory of Mayan rulers with figures and hieroglyphs sculpted in relief. Brightly painted Stelae were often arranged in rows within public spaces of the ceremonial city center.
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