Writing with images
Consider writing a history. Most likely, you’d start by brainstorming the events you’d like to include, the characters in your story, and when and where the events occurred. Then, in order to create a cohesive account, you’d have to order these elements in some way, perhaps by telling your story in a clear chronological order or from multiple perspectives. You’d want to organize it in a way that contains as much information as possible while also serving the agenda of your narrative.
Despite the fact that historians have had to grapple with such issues throughout history, many use alphabetic text to record the past. However, language took on a painted form for the Aztecs, who lived in Central Mexico prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in 1519. The Aztecs saw writing and painting as inextricably linked processes; in fact, the Nahuatl word for “painter,” tlacuilo, translates to “painter-scribe” or “painter-writer.” Histories were an important subset of the corpus of Aztec painted manuscripts, which also included divinatory books, censuses, land registers, and tax and tribute documents.
The Aztec painted language had two levels of operation. To begin, painter-scribes identified individuals and specific locations using glyphs, which functioned similarly to nametags. In the Codex Mendoza, for example, the glyph attached to the ruler Acamapichtli gives the reader his name, which is represented by a hand grasping a bundle of reeds (his name means “Handful of reeds” in Nahuatl). A painted tree with a curled scroll represents the town of Cuauhnahuac on the same page. The representation of the ruler Acamapichtli, like its associated name glyph, carries meaning in Aztec painted writing.
The visual elements of Acamapichtli are elements of Aztec Mexico photography, in which visual representations of people, places, and events function as writing. A literate reader, for example, can examine Acamapichtli’s representation (ignoring the name glyph) and conclude that he is a ruler because he wears the turquoise diadem of Aztec rulers, sits on the woven throne of rulers, and speaks (represented by a curled scroll that comes out of his mouth), an act characteristic of rulers (who were called Huey tlatoani or “chief speaker”).
Then, in order to create story arcs, painter-scribes made strategic decisions about how to arrange and present these individual elements. This is the Aztec mural art painted language’s second mode of operation. Some stories crammed a lot of people and events into a single narrative stream, while others emphasized change over time, and in still others, place and setting were crucial to the plot. The Aztecs’ painted language used composition as a means of communication as well as glyphs to identify people and places.
Aztec Tlaloc Heart Mexican Mural Art
Have you ever wondered who the most popular Aztec god is? It‘s Tlaloc. He was the god of rain and fertility which makes him very important to the people of ancient Mexico. There are many murals that portray this god, but I am going to share with you my favorite mural inspired by Aztec mythology. The “Tlahuizcalpantecuhzalli” mural is located in Teotihuacan, which is about 30 miles outside of Mexico City. This mural shows Tlaloc depicted as a man wearing a bird-like headdress while holding two snakes in each hand and standing on top of what looks like an animal skin or rug decorated with dots and stripes.
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Aztec Tlaloc Heart Mural Art
Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain and agriculture is one of Mexico’s most celebrated deities. Devoted to his worship were some 200 ancient Mexican cities all over the country. The Aztecs also relied on Tlaloc for sustenance because he controlled their crops. One mural, in particular, depicts Tlaloc’s heart ripping out his chest with blood pouring from it; this scene symbolizes Tlaloc‘s anger when humans neglected him by not worshipping him enough. When angered he would destroy fields, temples or villages that had not been sacrificed to him properly.
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TLALOC HEART AZTEC MURAL ART
The Aztecs also relied on Tlaloc for sustenance because he controlled their crops. One mural, in particular, depicts Tlaloc's heart ripping out his chest with blood pouring from it; this scene symbolizes Tlaloc‘s anger when humans neglected him by not worshipping him enough.
Get order here: Aztec Tlaloc Heart Mural Art
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