Roberto Bañuelos, Mata Ortiz jar
Roberto Bañuelos
Mata Ortiz
Alternative Name
Roberto Banuelos Guerrero
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
8 x 10 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Accession Number
2016.35.30.85
Credit
Gift of John W. Brinley
Memo / Artist Statement
They divide their ceramic productions fairly evenly between black-on-black and polychrome pieces. Roberto frequently uses Mimbres-style imagery. He is well-known for the distinctive feather or knife-blade designs derived from Mimbres imagery. Roberto usually divides his ollas into three design fields. He likes the tripartite division because it is different and requires more skill to create than the two- or four-part patterns.
Gilbert, B.; The Potters of Mata Ortiz, The University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, 1995: 28.
Lowell, S.; The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz, Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, 1999: 85.
Parks, Walter P.; The miracle of Mata Ortiz: Juan Quezada and the potters of northern Chihuahua, Coulter Press, Riverside, 1993: 128.
Gilbert, B.; The Potters of Mata Ortiz, The University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, 1995: 28.
Lowell, S.; The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz, Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, 1999: 85.
Parks, Walter P.; The miracle of Mata Ortiz: Juan Quezada and the potters of northern Chihuahua, Coulter Press, Riverside, 1993: 128.
Biography
Robertos and his wife, Angela, grew up in Mata Ortiz and they currently reside in Barrio Iglesia. They operates as as team in the pottery making process; both learned this skill in the late 1980s from Angela's sisters (Rosa Irene and Gloria Isela Lopez) and each has gravitated toward favorite tasks. Angela forms the clay body and does all the polishing, while Roberto sometimes makes platos and paints all of the designs. Angela helps with filling in the painted designs if she isn't busy forming the ollas. Roberto signs all of the ceramic forms they produce.
Gilbert, B.; The Potters of Mata Ortiz, The University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, 1995: 28.
Lowell, S.; The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz, Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, 1999: 85.
Parks, Walter P.; The miracle of Mata Ortiz: Juan Quezada and the potters of northern Chihuahua, Coulter Press, Riverside, 1993: 128.
Gilbert, B.; The Potters of Mata Ortiz, The University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, 1995: 28.
Lowell, S.; The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz, Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, 1999: 85.
Parks, Walter P.; The miracle of Mata Ortiz: Juan Quezada and the potters of northern Chihuahua, Coulter Press, Riverside, 1993: 128.
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