Abstract
ABSTRACTThis paper contends that the potters of Mata Ortiz, a village on the Palanganas River in Chihuahua, Mexico, have created not merely a cottage crafts industry but an authentic new art movement with an uncommonly high degree of artistic integrity. The originator of this movement, Juan Quezada, was inspired as a youth by painted pottery sherds from the prehistoric Casas Grandes Indian culture. Guided only by the sherds but with single-minded dedication, he independently invented a ceramic technology, internalized an ancient aesthetic, and taught his fellow-villagers. Over the past 20 years, hundreds of villagers have followed in his footsteps and become potters. Assisted by the author and numerous other outsiders attracted by their artistic and technical accomplishments and their openness to experimentation, the potters of Mata Ortiz are securing a place in the international art world. The question of ethnicity in relation to this pottery is also explored. From these beginnings, the author forecasts ...
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