Back to the Museo de Arte Popular in DF today, this time to introduce Sylvie's parents to the splendors of contemporary Mexican art. Definitely one of our favorite places. One of the displays I didn't really pay close attention to last time was a range of Mexican cowboy (vaquero) staples - pistol holsters, spurs, bridle, and and entire saddle. The leatherwork is intricate but understated and timeless, while the engraving on the metal pieces is ornate and simply gorgeous. It's incongruous seeing such functional beauty in this oft-crumbled and dysfunctional city, and it certainly makes one yearn for the sparseness and minimal life of the cowboy. Taken with the G11, yielding a good bit of noise which I think goes well with the theme - I bled the color out a bit in Lightroom to enhance the country feel - not that there was much other than browns and white to begin with.
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