Análisis gráfico del arte precolombino puruhá y su aplicación en soportes con la técnica de la serigrafía.

Abstract

Designs influenced in the pre- Colombian Puruha art and its application in supports with the serigraphy technique were carried out for the rescue of the cultural identity of Riobamba city, clearly, technically and efficiently. Upon dealing with the pre-Colombian art, the iconographic information of the Puruha piece is found only in the archeological museums such us: the Jijón y Caamaño and the Weilbauer Museum of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Museum of Guano, Museum of Punín and the Museum of the Alabado. Although it is important to mention that the most of the pieces illustrated through photos are from the book “Puruhá” of Jijón y Caamaño of the year 1927. Expert people were interviewed who with their background contributed positively in various aspects of this project. A photographic equipment was used for the graphic information collection of each piece. Of the total remains suitable for the investigation, a sample was obtained which served to determinate the piece with which a graphic analysis was carried out on the design form, chromatics and semiotics; later, they were studied and digitalized using a software for the vectorization of images with educational license. The investigation was conducted with 63 pieces, obtaining a final analysis card, as a start point for the elaboration of graphic proposal inspired in the pre-Colombian art designs of the Puruha Culture. The created designs, were applied in diverse supports with the serigraphy technique. Through a Focus Group of experts on culture, design, and serigraphy themes it was possible to find out that there was an 87% acceptance of the designs created on the basis of the piece analysis. It is concluded that with the graphic analysis of the pre-Colombian Puruha art there a contribution to the rescue of the cultural identity of the city and country; this is why its implementation using the serigraphy technique because of the application versatility in various supports.