Gabo Martinez: The Land of Flowers
On view through September 9, 2023
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston, Texas
www.crafthouston.org
This summer, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is pleased to present “Gabo Martinez: The Land of Flowers,” an exhibition of ceramics and printmaking named for the mythical, flower-filled paradise, known in Nahuatl as xochitlalpan.
Influenced by her upbringing in Guanajuato, Mexico, and Texas, Martinez’s vibrant work centers a reclamation of indigenous identity through craft production, using materials and motifs with ties to prehispanic cultures. Her vividly glazed terracotta vessels and large-scale prints are inscribed with motifs like the flower, a deeply significant symbol in the poetic tradition of Nahuatl speakers, known as In xochitl In cuicatl (Flower and Song).
Find out more here: https://crafthouston.org/…/gabo-martinez-the-land-of…/
[Image: Gabo Martinez holding “Twelve Eyes Platter” (inside view), 2023. Terracotta, slip, and sgraffito. 3.5 x 14.25 inches. Background: “Yellow Bloom Print,” 2021. Relief on mulberry paper. 38 x 84 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.]
