Amazing Huichol Beads Volkswagon Bug

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First-of-its kind Volkswagon Bug exhibition to connect cultures around the world.

Here's some extraordinary skill of the Huichol or Wixáritari of West Mexico turning beads and skulls into works of art. These artisans are from the communities of Nayarit and Jalisco are showcasing their amazing bead work on an entire car! 

Traditional Bead Artist


The Huichol culture includes approximately 26,000 people who live primarily in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and Zacatecas. They have traditionally been a nomadic culture, but in recent times they have settled into more permanent residences in Western Mexico. Along with the many distinctive customs that characterize their culture is a dedication to the visual arts that is realized most often in the forms of yarn paintings or beadwork applied on select objects. The Huichol are a deeply spiritual people and much of their traditional artistic output is an extension of their faith.

Vochol combines the traditions of the Huichol with an icon of popular culture, the Volkswagen Beetle. Within this work of art, as with many traditional Huichol works, the design elements used by the artisans have deep spiritual meaning to the Huichol. The artists have incorporated references to animals such as deer (the most revered of all animals), peyote (used as a part of a sacred ritual), and various abstract designs. The two-headed eagles represent the four cardinal directions. Other symbols include fire, drum, squash and corn.

The car is a a 1990 Volkswagen Beetle so this "moving" piece of art. The team of Huichol bead artisans took 9,000 hours to completely adorn the car both inside and out. They covered virtually all the surfaces including the mirrors, seats, steering wheel and dashboard! More than 2 million seed beads along with nearly 35 pounds of fabric, paint, yarn and resin. Resin was applied and the beads were then embedded in the resin.
After leaving the Museo de Arte Popular, its place of origin, Vochol will embark on an international tour starting in San Diego, moving on to several esteemed institutions worldwide such as the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. and the Musée de Quai Branly in Paris. Vochol will ultimately be sold at auction by the Friends of el Museo de Arte Popular in Mexico City to support the work of Mexican artisans.
The Vochol is currently being exhibited at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC until May 6. After that it will tour internationally before being sold to raise money for the Association of Friends of the Museum of Popular Art in Mexico City which supports the work of Mexican artisans.
Vochol: Huichol Art on Wheels, organized by the Asociación de Amigos del Museo de Arte Popular (AA-MAP) and Governments of the States of Nayarit and Jalisco, took seven months to construct and is truly an unprecedented work.






 




 



Museum Information:

The San Diego Museum of Art is located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego. General Information, (619) 232-7931

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