{"title":"Votan Henriquez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe realization came as a revelation for the Venice native, who has \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maya.nmai.si.edu\/maya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMayan\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nahua_peoples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eNahua\u003c\/a\u003e roots. One of his prized possessions as a child was a red T-shirt bearing the words “\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eChichen Itza\u003c\/a\u003e” and a picture of a pyramid. “That's what opened my eyes to my ancestry,” he said.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“At first I was just a tagger” incorporating indigenous patterns into his graffiti, said Henriquez, but teachers convinced him he could make a living from his art. After a brief stint in art college — “They didn't really understand what I was trying to do, and I didn't understand it myself,” the artist explained — he moved into graphic design, exploring themes inspired by his indigenous identity and the Mexican Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Henriquez mixes politically minded murals and street art with apparel and more. His company \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nsrgnts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eNSRGNTS\u003c\/a\u003e, conceived in 1999 and launched in 2000, promotes “the transmission of indigenous thought and philosophy” through everything from T-shirts to stickers to skateboard decks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"auntie-noodle-framed-open-edition-print","title":"Auntie Noodle Framed Open Edition Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e12 x 9 inches. Edition 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Votan Henriquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46511690317975,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/1778\/6007\/files\/Auntie_Noodle_Framed_Open_Edition_Print.png?v=1767659543"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/1778\/6007\/collections\/download-4.jpg?v=1776971215","url":"https:\/\/native-star.com\/collections\/votan-henriquez.oembed","provider":"Native Star","version":"1.0","type":"link"}