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Ollin Rotunda Mural Prototype I Painting
title Ollin Rotunda Mural Prototype I Paintingdescription This painting is the selected prototype for the Ollin Rotunda Mural at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Satisfying the requirements of the commission, the design conveys three components: Texas history, Indigenous history, and science. The central image is the ollin symbol, an ancient Aztec hieroglyph heralding movement and change. It is surrounded by the seven caves, Chicomoztoc, the place of Aztec origins as depicted in the codices. The composition of the seven caves also resembles an abstracted rendering of the dendrites in the human brain. The blue field contains neurons and engrams of the brain. For the scientists who selected the artist's design, the dotted patterns on the surface of the blue field resemble DNA. The concept for the ochre yellow band is derived from ancient Indigenous pictographs at Monte Albán and Maya disks used in the ball courts. This final outer ring includes symbols that represent the Pecos River area that borders Texas and Mexico. The colors are inspired by multiple sources, including colors of the Maya manuscript known as the Dresden Codex and ceramics from colonial Puebla, Mexico. Acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 20" x 20"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Paintings Chicana art Tejana art Indigeneity Hieroglyphs Ollin Chicomoztoc Science Symbols Borderlands Frontera Texas--Pecos River Human body Abstraction Appropriation Color Production process Mural art Texas--San Antonio Maps Caves Postmodernismcontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Ollin Rotunda Mural Prototype II Painting
title Ollin Rotunda Mural Prototype II Paintingdescription This painting was the second prototype for the Ollin Rotunda Mural at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Tonalli, or spirit, is the central symbol, and the water symbol from Mesoamerican art surrounds the seven caves, Chicomoztoc, the place of Aztec origins as depicted in the codices. Pictographs embellish the outer circle. Acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 20" x 20"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Paintings Chicana art Tejana art Indigeneity Hieroglyphs Ollin Chicomoztoc Science Symbols Borderlands Frontera Texas--Pecos River Human body Abstraction Appropriation Color Production process Mural art Texas--San Antonio Maps Caves Postmodernismcontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Ollin Rotunda Mural, view 1
title Ollin Rotunda Mural, view 1description The Ollin Rotunda Mural, located at the University of Texas, San Antonio, satisfies the requirements of the commission with three components: Texas history, Indigenous history, and science. The central image is the ollin symbol, the Aztec hieroglyph indicating movement and change. It is surrounded by the seven caves, Chicomoztoc, the place of Aztec origins as depicted in the codices. The composition of the seven caves also resembles an abstracted rendering of the dendrites in the human brain. The blue section contains neurons and engrams of the brain. For the scientists who selected the artist's design, the dotted patterns on the surface of the blue field resemble DNA. The concept for the ochre yellow band is derived from ancient Indigenous pictographs at Monte Albán and Maya disks used in the ball courts. This final outer ring includes symbols representing the Pecos River area that borders Texas and Mexico. The colors are inspired by multiple sources, including colors of the Maya manuscript known as the Dresden Codex and ceramics from colonial Puebla, Mexico. Alice Adams (b. 1930) designed the fountain below the mural. Acrylic emulsion on plaster. Dimensions: 43' in diameter.artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Murals Chicana art Tejana art Indigeneity Hieroglyphs Ollin Chicomoztoc Science Symbols Borderlands Frontera Texas--Pecos River Human body Abstraction Appropriation Color Mural art Texas--San Antonio Caves Maps Postmodernismcontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Ollin Rotunda Mural, view 2
title Ollin Rotunda Mural, view 2description The Ollin Rotunda Mural, located at the University of Texas, San Antonio, satisfies the requirements of the commission with three components: Texas history, Indigenous history, and science. The central image is the ollin symbol, the Aztec hieroglyph indicating movement and change. It is surrounded by the seven caves, Chicomoztoc, the place of Aztec origins as depicted in the codices. The composition of the seven caves also resembles an abstracted rendering of the dendrites in the human brain. The blue section contains neurons and engrams of the brain. For the scientists who selected the artist's design, the dotted patterns on the surface of the blue field resemble DNA. The concept for the ochre yellow band is derived from ancient Indigenous pictographs at Monte Albán and Maya disks used in the ball courts. This final outer ring includes symbols representing the Pecos River area that borders Texas and Mexico. The colors are inspired by multiple sources, including colors of the Maya manuscript known as the Dresden Codex and colonial ceramics from Puebla, Mexico. This photograph conveys the accurate color scheme of the mural. Acrylic emulsion on plaster. Dimensions: 43' in diameter.artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Murals Chicana art Tejana art Indigeneity Hieroglyphs Ollin Chicomoztoc Science Symbols Borderlands Frontera Texas--Pecos River Human body Abstraction Appropriation Color Mural art Texas--San Antonio Maps Caves Postmodernismcontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Ollin Rotunda Mural Drawing
title Ollin Rotunda Mural Drawingdescription This preparatory drawing for the Ollin Rotunda Mural at the University of Texas, San Antonio conveys each of the requirements noted in the call for proposals: Texas history, Indigenous history, and science. The central image is the ollin symbol, the Aztec hieroglyph indicating movement and change. It is surrounded by the seven caves, Chicomoztoc, the place of Aztec origins as depicted in the codices. The design of the seven caves also resembles an abstracted rendering of the human dendrites. The field surrounding the seven caves contains neurons and engrams of the brains. The final outer ring includes symbols representing the Pecos River area that borders Texas and Mexico. Pencil and ink on paper. Dimensions: 16" x 16"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Murals Chicana art Tejana art Indigeneity Hieroglyphs Ollin Chicomoztoc Science Symbols Borderlands Frontera Texas--Pecos River Human body Abstraction Appropriation Production process Mural art Texas--San Antonio Maps Caves Drawings Postmodernismcontributor Santa C. Barraza