BY CINDRA KLINE TURQUOISE REQUIRES WATER TO form,” explains Maxine McBrinn, curator of archaeology at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC). “In areas where so little water exists, the underlying understanding that turquoise is formed by the action of water only adds to its aesthetic appeal.” McBrinn stands before a painting, The Shaman, by Navajo artist Shonto Begay, that for her is a touchstone of the new exhibition at MIAC, Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning. This 1991 work of Begay’s incorporates the three elements in the title: the shaman, surrounded by water, and wearing turquoise, gazes up at the sky. “For me, as a young child, I was always told that turquoise is a concentration of thunderclouds,” explains Begay. “It means ‘moisture,’ therefore we wear it to call rain and fulfillment of promises, hope and celebrations. We wear it while planting crops, especially the sacred corn.” Begay wears his turquoise as “a ring, a pin, bracelet, or ketoh.” High-grade turquoise is often referred to as “gem quality” and, like diamonds, priced by carat weight. While never faceted like diamonds, it’s multifaceted as a topic. Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning ambitiously embraces everything [...]
Description Water Sky Garden transforms the plaza surrounding the Richmond Olympic Oval, official venue for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games speed-skating events, into a permanent art environment for the community. Echelman’s design engages the space all around the viewer – water, sky, and pedestrian pathways – to create an immersive whole using rock, …
Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning, opening April 13, 2014 at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, highlights the Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the stone, from geology, mining and history, to questions of authenticity and value. People in the Southwest have used turquoise for jewelry…
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