Chess set
This meticulously designed chess set from the town of San Pedro las Huertas, located to the southwest of Guatemala City, was acquired by the museum in 2009. The game board and the 36 playing pieces are carved out of jade. The board is inlaid in the top of a decorative wooden box, which also stores the figures when they are not in use. Carlos Reyes, the maker of the set, designed the carved green and black jade playing figures after mythological and historical themes of the Maya.
carlos reyes (1977 –)
Explore the ephemeral beauty in Carlos Reyes' art! This Chicago-born artist (1977) creates captivating installations using diverse materials, blurring fragility & monumentality. Discover his unique blend of light, time, and form.
O ovom umetničkom delu
- Naslov: Chess set
- Umetnik: carlos reyes
- Godina: 2000
- Format: Landscape
- Status autorskih prava: Zaštićeno autorskim pravima
- Mesto izlaganja: Museum of Ethnology Hamburg
- Kreativni period: Mature Period
- Kontekst korpusa: guatemalan heritage , ancient mesoamerican art
- Paleta boja: Earthy
- Ključne reči: traditional chess art , mythological chess , chess set design


