Toht (Mockingbird) | Antún Kojtom

Oil on paper
32.5 x 25 cm
2022

“It is a family of mockingbirds found in the highlands. In my childhood, I loved watching and admiring how this bird chose its favorite trees, especially the pines and oaks. They love perching on the tops of these trees, start singing, and I always wondered if it was a way of raising their song to the sun and the sky, or a form of singing to the other birds.” – Antún Kojtom

 

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Antún Kojtom, a Maya/Tseltal artist, was born in Ch’ixaltontik, Tenejapa, Chiapas, Mexico, in 1969. With over 30 years of practicing his craft and showcasing his works in Mexico, Europe, and the United States, he has promoted art among young indigenous and non-indigenous people through the “Maya Graphics” workshop. In addition to being an engraver, he is an illustrator, painter, and muralist with many pieces in Chiapas. Learn more.

 

Dimensions 37.5 × 30 × 5 cm