-Art of the Aztecs, an American Indian people who moved south into the valley of Mexico in the AD 1100s, building their capital Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) from 1325.
-The Aztec way of life was dominated by a harsh religion that included
ceremonial human sacrifice, and much of their surviving art refers to
their belief system.
-They also produced jewellery in gold, jade, and turquoise, as well
ceramics and textiles displaying the Aztecs' characteristic angular,
linear, and geometric patterns.
-The people of the empire had an appreciation for a wide variety of insects, birds, fish and animals. A lot of their art reflected this.
-Mosaics are very common in ancient Aztec art. Masks would be covered in turquoise, or shells.
-The Aztecs would use vegetables,
insects, shells, and minerals to create colors and oil could
be added to make colors brighter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec
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