Tania Quezada

Tania Quezada

Mayahuel dreams about rabbits

acrylic on plywood triptych

31 by 29 by 3/4 in. (78 3/4 by 74 by 2 cm.)

Artist's Statement

Mayahuel is the female deity associated with the Maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico. As the personification of the maguey plant, Mayahuel is also a maternal and fertility goddess. She nourishes the living beings with the milk of the maguey when fermented produces an ecstatic inebriation, which her helpers, the 400 rabbits, take for a mystical experience.

Artwork and artist connected through the generous efforts of Nueve Arte Urbano.

The current lot was created by Tania Quezada, curated by Nueve Arte Urbano, and donated by Amigos del Museo de Arte de Querétaro.