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Guerrero Chimalli
''Guerrero Chimalli'' ("Shield Warrior") is an outdoor steel sculpture by Sebastián (sculptor), Enrique "Sebastián" Carbajal, installed along Bordo de Xochiaca Avenue, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico. It is a artwork that depicts an Indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous warrior holding a Chīmalli (a type of shield) and a mace. The plinth serves as a museum and the sculpture as an observation deck. Excluding their plinths, it is slightly taller than the Statue of Liberty, in the United States. History and description The sculpture of ''Guerrero Chimalli'' is a tall red Aztec warrior that holds a Chīmalli and a mace. It was created by Sebastián (sculptor), Enrique "Sebastián" Carbajal. The sculpture itself weighs around , but the concrete plinth (which is high) and the 65 piles that support them increase the height to and the weight to . Due to its height and color, the sculpture can be seen throughout Chimalhuacán and in adjacent zones. Its construction started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of The Truth
In Search of the Truth is an international, interactive public art project of a touring, inflatable recording booth called 'The Truth Booth'. The Booth is a 16-foot-tall by 23-foot-wide speech bubble that permits visitors to record videos of themselves completing the sentence, "The truth is...". It was established in 2011 as a collaboration between Ryan Alexiev, Hank Willis Thomas and Jim Ricks. History The project was started in 2011 by artists Ryan Alexiev, Hank Willis Thomas and Jim Ricks. Will Sylvester and, now deceased LGBT, LGBTQ organizer, Jorge Sanchez had joined the project more recently. All are members of the artist collective Cause Collective. In 2011, the project was first shown at the Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland. It debuted in the US during the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville, VA in June 2012. The project toured Afghanistan in 2013 in a partnership with :nl:Free Press Unlimited, Free Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
