Amate Paintings

 

Amate Paintings and Cut-Paper Figurines from Amate 

 

High School / Middle School Art

  • Modern amate paintings are descendants of pre-Columbian and colonial codices.
  • Stephanie Wood and Yasmin Acosta-Myers, “Amate Painting Interactive: An Artistic Rendering of Community Life in a Nahua Community in the State of Guerrero.”
  • Click here to play with the Interactive Amate Painting (watch for loading time)
  • Click here for the explanation of the process (PhotoShop and Flash)

Original Amate Painting

Amatero: Luis Domínguez

Luis Domínguez

Amate paintings created by U.S. youth in a workshop at the museum of art at the University of Oregon, 2015.

Amate paintings created by U.S. youth in a workshop at the museum of art at the University of Oregon, 2015.