Opportunities
ART TALK!
HARMONIOUS CACOPHONY: MOSAICS TRANSFORM A TOWN
Dick Davis, author, photographer
Monday, September 16
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Mastick Senior Center
1155 Santa Clara Ave.
Alameda 94501
510 747-7500
Free for OLLI and Mastick Senior Center members/ $5 for non-members
Art preserves history, rituals, beliefs, and the fabric of daily life. It can record landscapes, flora, fauna, and it also can be utilitarian. Mr. Davis invites us to discover how people transformed their town with murals, recapturing the things they treasure with symbols and other representations, all in vibrant colors. The three murals of Zacatlan are spread out on the perimeter wall of the municipality and are exemplary examples of urban art. They draw on both Nahuatl culture and beliefs as well as Biblical accounts of the creation of the universe. This exuberant project involved artists, volunteers, and municipal leaders. Allow OLLI and Mr. Davis to show you how the cacophony of breaking tiles in a Mexican community created a harmonious cultural masterwork.
Dick Davis, author and photographer, invites you to see how urban murals transformed the town of Zacatlan with urban art. The mosaic murals recaptured all the the things they treasure with symbols and other representations, all in vibrant colors. This exuberant project involved artists, volunteers, and municipal leaders. Allow OLLI and Mr. Davis to show you how the cacophony of breaking tiles in a Mexican community created a harmonious cultural masterwork.
In June of 2020, artist Susan Lea Hackett will have an exhibit in our Signature Gallery depicting her time in Zacatlan, working and documenting with the community in the creation of the murals.
Dick Davis, author, photographer
Monday, September 16
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Mastick Senior Center
1155 Santa Clara Ave.
Alameda 94501
510 747-7500
Free for OLLI and Mastick Senior Center members/ $5 for non-members
Art preserves history, rituals, beliefs, and the fabric of daily life. It can record landscapes, flora, fauna, and it also can be utilitarian. Mr. Davis invites us to discover how people transformed their town with murals, recapturing the things they treasure with symbols and other representations, all in vibrant colors. The three murals of Zacatlan are spread out on the perimeter wall of the municipality and are exemplary examples of urban art. They draw on both Nahuatl culture and beliefs as well as Biblical accounts of the creation of the universe. This exuberant project involved artists, volunteers, and municipal leaders. Allow OLLI and Mr. Davis to show you how the cacophony of breaking tiles in a Mexican community created a harmonious cultural masterwork.
Dick Davis, author and photographer, invites you to see how urban murals transformed the town of Zacatlan with urban art. The mosaic murals recaptured all the the things they treasure with symbols and other representations, all in vibrant colors. This exuberant project involved artists, volunteers, and municipal leaders. Allow OLLI and Mr. Davis to show you how the cacophony of breaking tiles in a Mexican community created a harmonious cultural masterwork.
In June of 2020, artist Susan Lea Hackett will have an exhibit in our Signature Gallery depicting her time in Zacatlan, working and documenting with the community in the creation of the murals.