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Ancient Aztec, Mayan and Mexican glyphs and artwork make great designs for t-shirts. And apparently they are all the rage at the moment - the statcounter on our Art Attack store tells me so anyway.
I have design several t-shirts using the historic art in unique ways.
Shown here is the Hunab Ku glyph, textured in a mix of chrome and blue steel.
According to some early-colonial sources, Hunab Ku, meaning 'Sole God', was the main deity in the Tucatec Mayan panthem. No images existed of Hunab Ku since he was considered to be without visible form. The concept may have been invented to satisfy the Spanish monks. Hunab Ku is, in any case, closely related to the indigenous creator god, Itramna.
The "Hunab Ku" symbol was originally a rectangular symbol used by the Aztecs as a ritual cloak design, known as the Mantle of Lip Plugs (or, arguably, mantle of spider water). The symbol survives today as a rug design being sold in central Mexico, but was associated with the Milky Way and the god Hunab Ku by Arguelles, who changed the symbol to a circular motif. It has become associated with Mayanism.
These grey, dark and wet days of the year are perfect for shopping sprees online - maybe you are already looking for x-mas gifts?
We have found another store with artistically designed t-shirts for you:
Aged Imagery. This one offers a wide selection of beautiful artwork from ages ago. Most have been enhanced, many with color and other aspects added for a very unique and stylish look.
The design we picked for your attention is fittingly called "November" - but you can browse the shop for more designs to match all months of the year. These unusual products are perfectly suited as unique birthday gifts!
Orchid Noir offers an ecclectic mix of imagery and humor ranging from political to religious (or sacreligious, depending on who you ask), fantasy / sci-fi to anti-censorship, from text only to art for art's sake. All on t-shirts, tank tops, and gifts.
We picked this design to show you - as we found it shows a fresh take on the ever popular biohazard symbol in a traditional, stylized chrome effect. Great artist / tattoo studio or club wear !
Find lots more unique designs in the store, all are artistically executed on a large variety of apparel styles and color combinations. The shop is certainly worth a visit!
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