Description
Artist/Maker: Menchaca Studio (since 2010)
Object/Materials and Techniques: Fiberglass Sculpture decorated with Fine Crystals Beads / Bronze Horns and Hoofs with a Nickel Bath
Date: Created in 2019
Dimensions: H. 16 cm. x W. 11 cm. x L. 32 cm. / Weight 2.8 Kg.
Art style: Sculpture / Huichol Art / Mexican Art / Modern Folk Art
Elaboration time: 9 months
Current Location: Artist’s collection in Mexico City
Curator’s note: ‘Transcend yourself into the soulful Huichol world of Menchaca Studio.’
The mighty Rhinoceros gives rise to feelings of astonishment and wonder when seen in the wild nature. This herbivore may call forth, in a misleading way, the tenderness of Mother Nature that proves so fertile for such a vigorous beast.
Respectively, as a genuine artwork of the Huichol tribe, Rhinoceros of Menchaca Studio emerges from within, achieving a strong bond between the reality and the divine. Despite its small size, the animal statuette, so dominant in shape and deceptively sensational in appearance, along through its precious fine crystal beads and intricate motif details, inevitably thrusts itself into attention magnetizing the viewer at once.
Conceived and handcrafted in collaboration with the selected group of artisans of Menchaca Studio, members of the pre-conquest community of native Huichol Indians of Mexico’s remote Sierra Madre Occidental region whose culture has survived through thousands of years, the present artwork acts as an homage to the distinctiveness of their artistry and hand-craftmanship. By means of a process in which it communicates with their ‘spiritual world’, the piece powerfully incorporates their immortal culture, belief and profound knowledge with regards to nature, history and cosmology.
Capitalizing on the traditional technique of Huichol Art that draws upon both, the bead by bead embedding, and the powerful design and imagery, the authentic Huichol fine crystal Rhinoceros figurine sculpture of Menchaca Studio combines lively emblematic elements to form an attractive mosaic that interweaves with the ancient symbology of the millenary Huichol art.
Distinctive with a sophisticated luxury and an elegant neo-Mexican appeal, it contracts timeless cultural traditions, while effortlessly reveals a whole new impressive world of modern folk classiness.
Ancient art practices & modern aesthetics ➞ all in one-of-a-kind unparalleled piece of art.
Discover on |’n Art| platform the Art and Culture of Mexico through the handmade authentic works of Mechaca Studio, broadly acknowledged for their strong impact to the viewer, as masterfully delivered by Huichol people.
Important Notation:
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