# @virgilortiz on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C_OB42pPs6A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61701548-virgilortiz-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-08-28T15:57:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Virgil Ortiz (@virgilortiz) — https://gondola.cc/virgilortiz

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🙏🏽🙌🏽Thank you William for your collaboration! Your work is incredible! • williamtcarson Congratulations virgilortiz on a beautiful exhibition! Revolt 1680/2180 Daybreak of the Resistance in Santa Fe. 

I love the way these collaborative pieces turned out—merging Virgil’s ceramic masks with my coal and paint panels. The world Virgil is creating through his 1680/2180 narratives and characters is incredible and I’m honored to play a small role in bringing his vision into the world 🖤

From Red Cell for sfreporter:
“Ortiz’s work is wildly imaginative, though anchored in real-life history, with the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 serving as a wellspring for the expansive narrative universe of his ongoing repertoire. The sometimes-overlooked historical event has become a launching pad of sorts for Ortiz, with the project evolving to span and include multiple theoretical timelines and dimensions, as well as numerous characters culled both from real life and Ortiz’s imagination.”

“Central to the Revolt narrative is Po’Pay, the real-life leader from Ohkay Owingeh who led the Pueblo Revolt against the Spaniards in 1680. That it happened at all is borderline miraculous. With multiple communities and languages spanning hundreds of miles taking part in the uprising, Po’Pay managed to unite them by delivering knotted ropes to various leaders. The knots represented days before the revolt, with one being undone each day until the uprising. These ropes were sent by runners, two of whom were caught, tortured and killed, leading to Po’Pay starting the revolt earlier than planned. The Spanish people were caught off guard and, when the dust settled, some 400 were dead, including nearly two dozen priests. The Pueblo Revolt kept the invaders at bay for a dozen years afterward, allowing the Pueblo peoples time to preserve parts of their culture that would otherwise likely have been wiped out. As most New Mexicans know, though, the Spaniards returned to retake the land. Even so, Po’Pay’s actions made an indelible impression on American history. He clearly impacted Ortiz as well.” 

#virgilortiz #williamcarson #art #artist #sculpture #painting #coal #reels #reelsinstagram

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