Contemporary Clay Sculpture by Serapio Medrano
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Terracota Sculptures handmade by Serapio Medrano, son of the late Candelario Medrano.
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Serapio Medrano
"El Tren" Ceramic, Glaze, Colors, Mexican Folk Art, Four Sections
Located in Detroit, MI
His sons Serapio Medrano and Benito Medrano have continued working clay; so have his grandchildren Juan Jose Ramos Medrano and Maria Medrano.
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“Santa Cruz de las Huertas Jalisco”, Ceramic, Glaze, Colors, Mexican Folkart
Located in Detroit, MI
His sons Serapio Medrano and Benito Medrano have continued working clay; so have his grandchildren Juan Jose Ramos Medrano and Maria Medrano.
Category
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Folk Art Statue by Mexican Artist Serapio Medrano
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Diablo ceramic figure by Serapio Medrano, 2016. Serapio is from the outskirts of Tonala, Mexico.
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
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Contemporary Clay Sculpture by Serapio Medrano from Jalisco, Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Folk Art sculpture by Serapio Medrano, son of Candelario Serapio, known for his colorful Folk Art clay figures that included buses and roosters back in the 1970s and 1980s.
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay
Contemporary Clay Sculpture by Serapio Medrano from Jalisco, Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Folk Art sculpture by Serapio Medrano, son of Candelario Serapio, known for his colorful Folk Art clay figures that included buses and roosters back in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Contemporary Clay Sculpture by Serapio Medrano from Jalisco, Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Folk Art sculpture by Serapio Medrano, son of Candelario Serapio, known for his colorful Folk Art clay figures that included buses and roosters back in the 1970s and 1980s.
Category
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Contemporary Clay Sculpture by Serapio Medrano from Jalisco, Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Folk Art sculpture by Serapio Medrano, son of Candelario Serapio, known for his colorful Folk Art clay figures that included buses and roosters back in the 1970s and 1980s.
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2010s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
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Contemporary Clay Sculpture by Serapio Medrano from Jalisco, Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Folk Art sculpture by Serapio Medrano, son of Candelario Serapio, known for his colorful Folk Art clay figures that included buses and roosters back in the 1970s and 1980s.
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2010s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
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Clay
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A Close Look at Folk-art Furniture
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
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