Home decor with talavera2

Views:
 
     
 

Presentation Description

Talavera pottery of Puebla, Mexico is a type of majolica pottery who was brought to Mexico by the Spanish in the first century of the colonial period. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS PRESENTATION HERE: http://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda/home-decor-with -talavera2

Comments

Presentation Transcript

PowerPoint Presentation: 

México Home decor with Talavera

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Production of Talavera ceramic became highly developed in Puebla because of the availability of fine clays and the demand for tiles from the newly established churches and monasteries in the area.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

The origin of Talavera pottery begins in China where glazed pottery began. Chinese techniques and designs were brought to Spain via Majorca by the Moors by the end of the 12th century. From there it spread to the rest of Europe, under the name majolica. Spanish craftsmen near Toledo, Spain, adopted and added to the art form.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Further Chinese and Italian influences were incorporated as the craft evolved in Spain, and guilds were formed to regulate the quality Pre-Hispanic cultures had their own tradition of pottery and ceramics, but they did not involve a potter's wheel or glazing.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

There are several theories as to how majolica pottery was introduced to Mexico, but the most accepted was that monks who either sent for artisans from Spain or knew how to produce the ceramics themselves.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

These monks wanted tiles and other objects to decorate their new monasteries, so to keep up with this demand, either Spanish artists or the monks taught indigenous artists to produce the glazed pottery.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

A significant number of secular potters came to Mexico from Seville and Talavera de la Reina, Spain during the very early colonial period. Later a notable potter by the name of Diego Gaytán, who was a native of Talavera, made an impact on pottery after he arrived in Puebla.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

That is the beginning of talavera in Mexico and then was change it and improve it by adding new vivid colors and some new designs to these new high quality pottery.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

This beautiful Talavera sinks and tiles are majestically done and painted by hand. They can transform a home into a very Mexican style.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

You can combine the tiles with the colors of the sinks and with great imagination you will have created a beautiful bathroom, different to others and unique

PowerPoint Presentation: 

S ound: Plácido Domingo - Nosotros-Contigo-Sin Tí México Pictures: Internet Copyright: All the images belong to their authors Arangement : Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda