About the Book
A narrative of the Mayan Sacred book Pop Wuj/ Popol Vuh. 60 watercolours made by Jesus Mora illustrate a version interpreted by Paul Seesequasis. A project supported by Ontario Arts Council, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and Leon Levy Foundation.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Standard Portrait, 7.75×9.75 in, 20×25 cm
# of Pages: 34 - Publish Date: Apr 06, 2014
- Language Spanish
- Keywords popol vuh, pop wuj, mayan, culture, watercolour, watercolor, acuarelas, mayas, narrativa
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About the Creator
Jesus Mora was born in 1971 in Naucalpan, Mexico. In 1995 studied drawing and painting in “Casa de la Cultura de Chapultepec” and a Community Centre “Unidad Cuahutemoc” in Mexico. Two years later he started his studies in Toronto School of Art. He registered at Ontario College of Art in 2000-2004 in the Drawing and Painting program and travel to Florence, Italy in his third year of the program. For the past few years he had participated in several art projects, exhibitions, workshops, artist residencies and festivals. In 2011 was awarded with the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.