Exploring Culture In Expo ... Natural Dyes Tells A History

  • Publish date: Tuesday، 18 January 2022 Reading time: 1 min read
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Artist Dante Calderon has shown his amazing culture and his country ethnic values through arts reflecting called "Mochi", "Pre-chimo", "early Chimo" or "Mochica" , he uses material from nature to get out the dyes such as

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  • Coffee
  • Paprika
  • Tumeric
  • Dyes extracted from insects (an insect called cochineal) 
  • Sweet pepper

He uses those dyes and a mixture of them to create a beautifully drawn image of Peru following his culture and old traditions. You can see him and his work of art at Dubai expo 2020 and enjoy the process 
, and enjoy the full process and the art of Mochi.



#image rights to Patrick Castillo

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