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.
Perguntas e Respostas
As cores de "Chess set", de Carlos Reyes são saturadas ou suaves?
A paleta de "Chess set" possui uma saturação Muted.
Quão clara é a obra "Chess set" no geral?
A luminosidade percebida de "Chess set", de Carlos Reyes é shadow. Ela pode ser harmonizada com a iluminação do espaço pretendido.
Quem criou "Chess set" e quando?
A obra "Chess set" é de autoria de Carlos Reyes e data de 2000.
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.
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Chess set
- Artista: Carlos Reyes
- Ano: 2000
- Formato: Landscape
- Estado dos direitos autorais: Sob direitos autorais
- Onde ver: Museum of Ethnology Hamburg
- Cor principal: Gray
- Palavras-chave: collectible chess , guatemalan art , artisanal chess set
- Matiz de cor: Amber to Saffron
- Brilho percebido: shadow