8/28/2023 0 Comments Minimalist plaster art“We put forth things that are good and true and beautiful, and we see that in the arts,” especially the “real natural beauty” of the santero (“saint-maker”) tradition.Īs the self-described “poorest diocese in the United States,” with a majority-Native American population, the Church in Gallup might seem an unlikely host for artists who also show yearly at the prestigious, juried Spanish Market in tony Santa Fe, 200 miles away, many with pieces that easily sell for thousands of dollars. It’s an annual showcase that reflects both the deep, Catholic roots of the region and an adherence to traditional art forms handed down for generations.Īs Catholics, “we have a history with this,” Bishop James Wall of Gallup told the Register. A National Heritage Fellow with the National Endowment for the Arts, he’s one of the most influential living artists within the Spanish Colonial tradition, with a focus on the religious folk art that sprang out of New Mexican Hispanic culture and is the oldest Catholic art native to the United States.Ĭarillo is not alone in keeping tradition alive, though: He was one of more than 40 acclaimed artists hosted by the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico during Sacred Heart Cathedral’s eighth Spanish Market, which took place June 9-11. Still, he gestured toward one piece depicting Jesus hanging on the cross, wounds dripping red, and an angel with a chalice collecting the fountain of blood gushing from his side.Ĭarrillo flashed a quick smile: “Hang that one up, and there’s no cutting corners” in announcing to houseguests that you’re Catholic, he said.Ĭarrillo knows a thing or two about using the visual arts to express one’s Catholic devotion. Not many people buy Crucifixions, said Carrillo, surrounded by his colorful retablos, religious images painted on wood in a tradition that stretches back to colonial New Mexico. Isidore at his plow, or the ever-popular Our Lady of Guadalupe. Pascal in his kitchen (red chile ristras dangling from the ceiling), St. I just hope we can get better album art concepts.From his stall at the Sacred Heart Spanish Market in Gallup, New Mexico, master santero Charles Carrillo listed off his top-selling saints’ depictions: the pious St. They can hire creative graphic designers with much more unique artistic souls. And I feel like the collage types are overrated.Īnyways, Kpop companies obviously have a lot of money. It’s literally just a three way collage from the girls. I just shake my head sometimes and it itches me, like for example recently Odd Eye Circle. I do feel like it can be better and it’s just disappointing. It can happen once but it gets repetitive. And I feel like it contradicts because the music is very good. When I look at Hybe album covers (I don’t mean to mention them all the time I just think that they’re the best example for it), they just plaster a random shape or sometimes only just text with a plain background. I noticed that SM groups often have a lot of direction towards it. I think the good direction towards album covers would be like Red Velvet and Nmixx, looking at it is so beautiful and complex. Now everyone is very comfortable with this formula. And I noticed that Hybe does this the most with nearly each of their groups. They can work well but sometimes it can feel a bit too overdone. I think I’m getting tired of simplistic and minimalistic designs.
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