Chess set
This meticulously designed chess set from the town of San Pedro las Huertas, located to the southwest of Guatemala City, was acquired by the museum in 2009. The game board and the 36 playing pieces are carved out of jade. The board is inlaid in the top of a decorative wooden box, which also stores the figures when they are not in use. Carlos Reyes, the maker of the set, designed the carved green and black jade playing figures after mythological and historical themes of the Maya.
Veelgestelde vragen
Hoe verhoudt "Chess set" zich tot het oeuvre van Carlos Reyes?
Binnen het oeuvre van Carlos Reyes past "Chess set" binnen de Contemporary Realism-stijl, samen met de thema's van maya mythology influence, ancient mesoamerican art, strategic symbolism", guatemalan heritage, luxury & craftsmanship, chess as narrative, collector's item, recurring jade motif.
Hoe is de kleurcompositie van "Chess set" door Carlos Reyes opgebouwd?
In "Chess set" wordt een Statement contrast gecombineerd met een Strong Color Unity harmonie.
Welk palet en welke hoofdkleur bepalen "Chess set"?
"Chess set" wordt gekenmerkt door een Earthy palet met Gray (#898c87) als dominante kleur.
Carlos Reyes (1977 –)
Explore the ephemeral beauty in Carlos Reyes' art! This Chicago-born artist (1977) creates captivating installations using diverse materials, blurring fragility & monumentality. Discover his unique blend of light, time, and form.
Over dit kunstwerk
- Titel: Chess set
- Kunstenaar: Carlos Reyes
- Jaar: 2000
- Formaat: Landscape
- Auteursrechtelijke status: Onder auteursrechtelijke bescherming
- Te zien in: Museum of Ethnology Hamburg
- Creatieve periode: Mature Period
- Context corpus: guatemalan heritage , luxury & craftsmanship
- Trefwoorden: traditional chess art , luxury chess pieces , jade chess guatemala
- Kleurtoon: Amber to Saffron