Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Oaxaca Animal Figure

Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Oaxaca Animal FigureGrear Masters of Popular Art Oaxaca Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular de Oaxaca is a landmark luxury publication, out of print, increasingly rare, and irreplaceable for anyone who loves Oaxacan art at its deepest level. Published in 2011 through the combined commitment of Fomento Cultural Citibanamex, the government of Oaxaca, and the Fundacin Harp Hel, it took two years to produce and has never been replicated. The volume profiles 88 master artisans

The interlocking green bands symbolize friendship and loyalty

Cristo Escamilla's inquiring owl charms with its face

The contrast between fire and water gives the sculpture an energy that feels alive

Every surface of the piece is alive with detail: spirals

This magnificent piece brings together the most sacred elements of Wixárika cosmology

is decorated with dozens of milagros

compact yet dramatic

The result is a graceful

At the base of the sculpture

The carving is full of a story

Original oil painting on canvas of Mata Ortiz ollas by Mexican painter Rivas

The red painting contrasts beautifully with the off-white clay body