Description: Luis Sosa Calvo signed piece. came from a Collector of Mexican Folk Art Mexico Carved Wood by Luis Sosa Calvo folk Art Mythical Creature.A charming piece of Mexican folk art, hand carved and painted by the artist in San Martin Tilcajete, a Oaxacan village well known for its whimsical copal wood carvings. These pieces of art are call Alebrije, example of mythical create such as this one are often call marciano. In 1936, the Mexico City paper maché artist Pedro Linares became very ill and while he was in bed, unconscious, he dreamt of a strange place resembling a forest. There he saw trees, animals,rocks, clouds that suddenly turned into something strange, some kind of animal. He saw a donkey with butterfly wings, a rooster with bull horns and a lion with an eagle head, and all of them were shouting the words Alebrijes!, Alebrijes!, Alebrijes!. After that Linares coined the term alebrije, which came to him in a dream (a made-up word).Mexico Carved Wood by Luis Sosa Calvo folk Art Mythical Creature.A charming piece of Mexican folk art, hand carved and painted by the artist in San Martin Tilcajete, a Oaxacan village well known for its whimsical copal wood carvings. These pieces of art are call Alebrije, example of mythical create such as this one are often call marciano.Linares’s alibrijes inspired Oaxacan wood carvers, who began creating these fanciful animals in wood in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Now, virtually all Oaxacan wood carvers create some form of alebrijes, along with other more recognizable animals of all sizes. (The Linares family is still creating alebrijes out of paper maché.)
Price: 225 USD
Location: Long Beach, California
End Time: 2024-09-02T21:02:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Featured Refinements: Alebrije Folk Art
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Culture: Mexican
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
