{"product_id":"bowls-with-purhepecha-design-by-luis-manuel-morales-gamez","title":"Bowls with Purhépecha Design by Luis Manuel Morales Gamez, Michoacan","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet of Bowls with Purhépecha Design\u003cbr\u003eby Luis Manuel Morales Gamez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Mexico\u003cbr\u003eclay, pigment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3.25” high x 6.5” diameter and 3” high x 6” diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAlthough Luis Manuel Morales has achieved a worldwide audience, his roots are in Tzintzuntzan, the small mountain community of his birth near Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. His ceramics are rooted in Mexico's pre-Hispanic heritage, in the complex and profound reflection of the natural world around him and in the day-to-day life of his home village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTzintzuntzan, which means the place of hummingbirds, is the ancient capital of the Tarascan Empire. This region has for many centuries been the center of many types of ceramic artesenias. Morales' family has engaged in ceramics production for several generations. Their work is well-known for the diverse quality and uniqueness of their pottery, using techniques ranging from purely pre-Colombian to colonial Spanish methods, and ranging from functional cookware to complex art works.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn Tzintzuntzan, Morales can be found near some of the oldest olive trees in the New World which flank an old outbuilding of the church that serves as his workshop. There he creates lead-free high-fire glaze ware decorated with skillfully designed adaptations of ancient Purepecha symbols. Morales' work is the quintessential museum-quality work to emerge from this region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMorales' extremely complex three-dimensional work is crafted on a non-electric wheel and fired in a gas kiln. His more modern, but extremely time-consuming, approach differs markedly from the old-style approach of other ceramicists, especially the work produced by his great grandmother who was one of the most recognized figures in the development of the current artistic expressions for which this region is known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe high volcanic peaks, lakes, wildlife and other environmental elements also figure prominently in Morales' expressions of this region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMorales' ceramics are widely recognized nationally, regionally and internationally. He has been honored with numerous prizes and awards throughout the state of Michoacan and Mexico. His work has been featured in exhibits in Europe and the U.S. and is part of the permanent collections in established museums in Mexico, the United States, and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintana Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53047650418799,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1813\/7073\/files\/CJQ250056_BrownRedBowls.jpg?v=1777951151","url":"https:\/\/quintanagalleries.com\/products\/bowls-with-purhepecha-design-by-luis-manuel-morales-gamez","provider":"Quintana Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}