These surreal monster sculptures known as alebrijes, are the unique vision of pedro linares and their production has been passed down to family members enrique, felipe, miguel, leonardo, david, and ricardo. Said to be the product of a fever dream, the alebrijes are mystical creatures akin to the dragon or a winged serpent. Colorfully painted, they were originally made with papier mache but nowadays they are also wood carved. These are alebrijes, papiermache creations that have become a staple of mexican folk art. Pedro linares lopez june, 29th, 1906 january 25th, 1992 was a mexican artist born in mexico city and was the creator of the paper mache figurines named alebrijes. A reading that describes the history of alebrijes, a mexican folk art tradition begun in the 1930s by pedro linares. They are typically the most colorful, the most outlandish, imaginary and fantastical of the oaxacan carvings the ones painted with the most detailed. We want to have the most complete images of alebrijes created by linares family, and pedro linares himself, creator of this craft which represents mexico all over the world. How alebrijes came to be is a beautiful story of which is family is very proud. The first alebrijes, as well as the name itself, are attributed to pedro linares, an artisan from mexico city distrito federal, who specialized in making pinatas, carnival masks and judas figures from cartoneria a kind of papiermache. May 11, 2018 luis salas is raising funds for alebrijes short film on kickstarter.
This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Comments on discussion boards from them will be hidden by default. Alebrijes were first created by pedro linares lopez, an artist from mexico. The story behind them is enchanting, and youll see them a lot in the coco movie. His family is a dynasty that produces unique cardboard figures. Leonardo linares alebrijes whimsical creatures made of. Alebrijes are magical imaginary creatures that have elements from different animals such as dragon bodies, bat wings, wolf teeth and dog eyes.
Coproduced, codirected, and wrote this story of the maker of alebrijes, fantastic colorful. Encuentra alebrijes, talaveras y arte huichol en amazon. Alebrijes, mexicos beautiful monsters the kid should see this. Alebrijes are colorful sculptures which depict mythical creatures in bright. Alebrijes colorful folk art wood carvings from oaxaca alebrijes, those vivid and whimsical wooden figures handmade by artisans in oaxaca, are the most prized of all the mexican crafts. Welcome to the magical world of alebrijes alebrijes are legendary, brightly coloured, imaginary creatures which take elements from many different animals, such as cats, fish, dragons, and dogs with birds feet and bats wings. The original sculptures of alebrijes were made of paper mache, clay and carved wood, brightly painted by hand in all shapes and sizes. The artistic process and techniques used in the creation of these captivating wooden alebrijes. But the linares family isnt alone in the creation of alebrijes. Professor of industrial engineering, comillas pontifical university. Alebrijes copal, mexican folk art at its best online. Oct 17, 2017 have you ever seen or heard of alebrijes of oaxaca. After dreaming of the creatures while sick in the 1930s, he began to create what he saw in cardboard and papier mache. Alebrijes are fun, and in this alebrijes colouring book 2 of the series there are 40 exciting original alebrijes designs for you to colour at your leisure.
They are a subset of a wide range of oaxaca carvings. The famous banyuwangi legend of fire buffalo, taken from banyuwangi ethno carnival, east java. Alebrijes, mexicos beautiful monsters the kid should. Alebrijes mexican folk art colouring book fantastic.
It discusses the various materials used to create these fantastical animals as well as the importance of the oaxaca region in mexican art. Ein alebrije ist eine bunte tierahnliche fantasiefigur aus mexiko. The alebrije was created by pedro linares lopez in the 1930s. The inspiration for linares sculptures has an origin as outlandish and fanciful as the figures themselves. Jonathan joshue rosas sumbarda colectivo calaveras y huesitos no. Alebrije highly coloured oaxacanmexican folk art sculpture. As history has it, after falling into an unconscious state, pedro linares dreamed up a series of horrific creatures. The alebrijes are imaginary creatures that have elements from different animals such as dragon bodies, bat wings, wolf teeth and dog eyes. The famous banyuwangi legend of fire buffalo, taken from banyuwangi ethno carnival, east java indonesia. After he became well again, he began to create the monsters he saw in his dreams. Artist pedro linares alebrijes appear to have come out of a salvador dali dream. Pedro linares 19061992, a renowned indigenous mexican artist, first created vividly colorful papier mache sculptures called alebrijes. Alebrijes originated in mexico city in the 20th century, in 1936. After becoming very ill and feverish one day, he had these crazy dreams about animals with mismatched limbs and features who lived in a forest.
In mexico city, gabriel guerra is hard at work creating alebrijes and teaching children about the traditional mexican art of cartoneria. Pedro linares is the author of the famous alebrijes. His work was admired by artists frida kahlo and diego rivera. This will prevent pedro from sending you messages, friend request or from viewing your profile. Pedro came from a family of pinata makers, so he already had the gene for creativity. Day of the dead art are all the folk art items made for this celebration or as a consequence of it. Today, many others are creating unique alebrijes of all colors, shapes, and sizes. After that pedro began to represent in papier mache the strange creatures he had dreamed of. Buy alebrijes colorful, oaxacan wood carvings collectible. Alebrijes are brightly painted fantasy creatures originated by pedro linares in the 1930s. Leonardo linares on the right is the grandson of don pedro linares, creator of the alebrije art form in 1936 strange images that emerge from the imagination. Please mouseover golden words to get additional information. They populate a colorful world all of their own that incarnates the spirit and aesthetic of a nation and that can be traced back to one man, pedro linares who created them in th. This video gives a short introduction to the artist pedro linares and his papiermache alebrijes which have become a regional art form in oaxaca.