Asunción Alvarado Martinez is a visual artist from Huautla, Oaxaca, Mexico. Deeply influenced by his environment, he draws inspiration from the vibrant colors and picturesque landscapes of the Mazatec mountain range to create works of arte de la montaña y de ritual, a practice that honors the Oaxacan region's geography as a sacred setting for spiritual ceremony. Alvarado Martinez interprets these themes through a distinctive personal style he calls Cosmovisión, a metaphysical aesthetic that unites ritual, the cosmos, humanity and Mother Earth. Using various techniques and mediums to depict beings in transformation connecting with one another, this collection of work pays tribute to the spiritual roots of the Mazatec world. This exhibition, created in collaboration with Casa Adobe Artists, will be on view at Global Gallery Coffee Shop March 1 - 29.
A reception will be held on Friday, March 27 at 6 pm as part of the “Religion and Psychedelics” conference, hosted by the Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education and the Center for the Study of Religion.
Street parking is available on the side streets adjacent to the coffee shop.
This event is free, open to all and welcoming to everyone.
Funds for this project come from a Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme collaborative grant. This is a joint project between the Center for the Study of Religion and the Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education. Co-hosted by the Humanities Institute. With support from the departments of Anthropology, Comparative Studies, History, History of Art, Spanish and Portuguese and the Center for Folklore Studies