SHENKMAN ART CENTRE - Ottawa
Mexican Embassy in Canada - Art Exhibition
Aug. 18 - Sep. 18, 2022
Sunflower, symbol of the solar deity of the Aztecs, the Otomi, and the Incas. It is believed to have been domesticated in Mexico around 2600 BC. When the flowers are young, they tend to turn their heads from east to west, giving the impression of following the sun, therefore, called “sunflower”. Once the flower matures, their heavy head faces only east.
They are not only tall and beautiful, but they are also very profitable. Their flower head produces a great number of tasty seeds, consumed by humans, birds and other animals.
They are also planted in great amounts to produce sunflower oiI grew up surrounded by Sunflowers, I love them and decided to paint them in full splendour.
Peña de Bernal, México.
At 433 meters high, this Monolith is considered to be one of the three tallest in the world.
The rock was formed from a volcano that exhausted its activity. It formed about 8.7 million years ago. It is believed that the rock has a special type of energy. In the spring, people from all over the world, all dressed in white, gather gathered around the Peña during the Spring Equinox Festival, receiving this energy.
Gran Juego de Pelota, Maya culture, 900 AC.