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Lacquer of Olinalá
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5 de Mayo No.2 Centro C.P 40880, Zihuatanejo Gro. Mexico
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Tels.
755 544 6733, 554 9597 & 559 0938
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Alberto
Rodriguez Franco, Prop. |
Original
Lacquered Boxes, Trays and Gourds from Olinalá and
Temalacatzingo,
Talavera Plates from Puebla and Guayaberas from Yucatan |
2000
Years of Tradition from the Families
Rendón, Rodriguez, Coronel, Ayala, Pantaleón
and Escudero |
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Internationally
Acclaimed Award Winning Pieces |
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| Every year in Olinala there is a competition to revive the antique motifs. The artisans put their creativity and imagination into every piece bringing back the splendor of the old times. |
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| These miniature chests are made of linaloe wood with unfinished interiors and the exteriors are finely decorated by hand in unique motifs and colors. |
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| The local arts and crafts of Olinalá ("El
Maqueo") of the XVII and XVIII centuries, is certainly characterized and derived from a Chinese influence in the decoration of the porcelain brought by the Nao of the Phillipines to the western coast of Mexico. The motifs were made in Chinese red or bright vermilion with an overlapping of layers and decorations. Figures like the tree of the life were used with two facing birds, fantastic foliages with birds overhead, flowers and stylized fruits, all with an unmistakable Asian flavor that transformed gradually adapting to the traditional Indian style. |
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| "Maque" is the art of decorating gourds and boxes that has survives over time. These pieces are completely handmade from natural materialsand natural colors. The coloring process is known as "tipo naif." The gourds obtain their brilliant shine and luster from a fixative extracted from chía oil. |
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| Olinalá is a remote village in the state of Guerrero in a region where linaloe, a "magic wood" grows that has an aroma that is so strong that the whole area is perfumed. Linaloe wood is used for the various crafts made in the town, especially boxes that serve as jewelery boxes and candy dishes that are recognized by their pleasant perfume and brilliant decorations that have become so famous. Cups and ladles, trays, large chests and furniture of extraordinary beauty and great originality are made from this "magic wood." |
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| Francisco "Chico" Coronel was born on June 4, 1941 in Olinalá, Guerrero. He learned his occupation from his father, José Colonel Rodríguez and for 30 years as an artisan, made colored chests and it participated in the circuit of popular fairs that take place in the states of Guerrero and Morelos which constituted the most important regional market for Olinalá, among them the biggest was the Tepalcingo Fair on th Fourth Friday of Lent. "Chico" was discovered by Carlos Espejel who was the director of the National Museum of Arts and Popular Industries and who motivated him to begin new innovations in the study of the the old lacquer arts. |
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| Also, this began his incursion into the technique of the Gilding (painted with an aditional application of of gold-leaf and silver-leaf). Today Francisco Coronel is the only master artisan from Olinalá that has mastered this technique. His works are known and appreciated worldwide. His work has been showcased in workshops and shows sponsored by the Bancomer Cultural Foundation . He has received more than 20 awards and recognitions, among these is the National Prize for Popular Art in 1978 and Grand Prize from Fonarte in 1995.. |
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Lacas
de Olinalá
Av.
5 de Mayo No.2 Centro C.P 40880, Zihuatanejo Gro. Mexico
Prop. Alberto Rodriguez Franco |
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Tels.
755 544 6733, 554 9597 y 559 0938 |
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OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 9:30AM TO 10:00PM |
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