Rayos Magos Art

“Oztotzinco (Cave Dweller).” “Oztotl” is a glyph known as the entrance of a cave which signified the entrance to the underworld in Mesoamerican mythology. “Tzinco”is the glyph for bottom, base, foundation, and small place. Therefore the symbols put together become “Oztotzinco”referring to the base foundation of a cave. In this context the Oztotl represents the stone circle goal in the Mesoamerican ballgame. Taken together with the previous Mesoamerican ballgame player the two images interact and play together in a cosmic dance of never ending cycles. Hope you enjoyed the game last night! I know I did;) Warmly, Rayos Magos🤘🏽✨🙌🏽⚡️⚽️🇲🇽

Ōllamalīztli (Mesoamerican ball game): is an ancient sport that the Mexica played which is similar to today’s version of soccer. The game was played with rubber ball and was to be kept in play using the hip to knock into a stone goal high up. Though I am not a big sports fan I do love playing and watching games. Therefore tonight I will be rooting for México 🇲🇽

SUPER MEXICA MARIO: a new acrylic painting on a 3D printed game cartridge for the Nintendo64 group art show The image comes from the original design for the game with a slight twist of lime, picante, and cultura Mexa. FRONT VIEW: Mario has an eagle warrior helmet flying through the sky with an ancient pyramid in the background. The work celebrates my interest and research into Mesoamerican culture, symbolism, and contemporary culture. BACKSIDE: Mexica Mario is floating through the water with his sidekick Yoshi to a new land. Catch this piece and many more at the show OPENING June 4th from 6-10pm at Cassa Jam in Fremont. Go catch them while you can! Much love your artsy homie, Rayos Magos🙌🏽✨⚡️👾