Measurements for this Mata Ortiz Pottery with Blue Diamond Pattern;
Width - 6.5 inches
Height - 8 inches
Weight - 2 pounds
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This piece of folk art is a supreme example as to why Señor Ernesto Ramirez Silva is a highly sought after artists in the village of Mata Ortiz.
Contemporary Mata Ortiz first began as an homage, or copy, of what the villagers ancestors created one thousand years ago. Nearly half a century on from the revival, what was a continuation of ancient Paquime Culture has evolved into Latin Americas very finest ceramic folk art.
This Mata Ortiz Pottery with Blue Diamond Pattern possesses Señor SIlva's unique style. There are bold, complex, and contrasting diamonds of rich blue, black & white glaze. These are painted on a black clay surface for the most dramatic contrast, and are paradoxical to the simple and smooth roundness of the container. Viewed from the top or from the sides, every angle is a kaleidoscope of southwestern form; every angle is Señor Ernesto Ramirez Silva.
The rounded profile piece comes with a pottery ring and is signed on the bottom.
Please see my other Señor Silva pieces.