The artist’s website reads: “Drawn to art at a young age, but raised in rural South Texas with very little access to an art education, Benavidez followed a secondary interest in acting earning a BFA at Texas State University. After a few years of moderate acting success in the Texas market, Benavidez found himself drawn back to art and headed west to California. He reorientated himself with classes at Pasadena City College in sculpting, drawing, and painting, extending into bronze casting where he initially worked in an abstract, figurative style and exhibited in group shows. He now specializes in fantastical and whimsical piñata-based sculpture, most notably his series Piñatas of Earthly Delights based on the creatures that roam the canvas of Hieronymus Bosch’s, Garden of Earthly Delights.”

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Justin Favela creates colorful artworks that are focused around his identity and self-exploration as queer Latino-American artist living in the Southwest. Justin uses piñata to present his Mexican and Guatemalan heritage and explore elements which are associated with his family, pop culture, food dishes, and the art world.

The sculptures are a great example of using many details in order to add much-needed distinctive feeling to his work. The sculptures offer a very witty presentation of a complex set of social themes which all merge into a unique expression of the individuals’ very own understanding of them.

Favela is using the piñata as a medium because it’s a perfect symbol that stands for his identity, and by using it, he reclaims the piñata and the whole culture it represents. One of Favela’s large-scale low-rider piñatas was recently included in the Peterson Automotive Museum’s exhibition.

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The artist’s website reads: “Drawn to art at a young age, but raised in rural South Texas with very little access to an art education, Benavidez followed a secondary interest in acting earning a BFA at Texas State University. After a few years of moderate acting success in the Texas market, Benavidez found himself drawn back to art and headed west to California. He reorientated himself with classes at Pasadena City College in sculpting, drawing, and painting, extending into bronze casting where he initially worked in an abstract, figurative style and exhibited in group shows. He now specializes in fantastical and whimsical piñata-based sculpture, most notably his series Piñatas of Earthly Delights based on the creatures that roam the canvas of Hieronymus Bosch’s, Garden of Earthly Delights.”

Have a look.

The post Roberto Benavidez Creates Fantastical Piñata Creatures appeared first on TettyBetty.

Justin Favela creates colorful artworks that are focused around his identity and self-exploration as queer Latino-American artist living in the Southwest. Justin uses piñata to present his Mexican and Guatemalan heritage and explore elements which are associated with his family, pop culture, food dishes, and the art world.

The sculptures are a great example of using many details in order to add much-needed distinctive feeling to his work. The sculptures offer a very witty presentation of a complex set of social themes which all merge into a unique expression of the individuals’ very own understanding of them.

Favela is using the piñata as a medium because it’s a perfect symbol that stands for his identity, and by using it, he reclaims the piñata and the whole culture it represents. One of Favela’s large-scale low-rider piñatas was recently included in the Peterson Automotive Museum’s exhibition.

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