Aguacates
Sculpture collection
The use of stucco
coatings in religious sculpture has been common and continuous in most of the ancient civilizations. Stucco is a coating made out of a material mixture based on lime stone.
The cochineal deep red is an animal origin pigment. Añil (or indigo blue) is a vegetal origin pigment. Both come from central Mexico. Their uses extend in painting, textiles, sculptures, murals and food since a few thousand years.
The AGUACATES collection earn this name because of the shape, the fluted finish and the colorful and creamy interior which characterize all the pieces; common to certain endemic varieties of this fruit.
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Caracol
Direct carving basalt and lime base burnished with añil
18 x 36 x 20 cm.
17 1⁄8 x 14 1⁄4 x 7 7⁄8”
6 kg
Vejiga
Direct carving basalt and lime base burnished with grana cochinilla (cochineal) insect
22 x 51 x 58 cm.
8 5⁄8 x 20 x 22 3⁄4”
32 kg.
Bola
Direct carving basalt and lime base burnished with añil
19x 33 cm. diameter
7 1⁄2 x 13 “ diameter
19 kg.
Private Collection
Gusano picudo
Direct carving basalt and lime base burnished with añil
17 x 85 x 50 cm.
7 x 33 1⁄2 x 19 “
12 kg
Lenguas
Direct carving basalt and lime base burnished with añil
44 x 16 x 15 cm.
17 1⁄4 x 6 1⁄4 x 6 “
11 kg.
Babosa
Direct carving basalt and lime base burnished with añil
46 x 29 x 37 cm.
18 1⁄8 x 11 3⁄8 x 14 1⁄2”
38 kg.