Artwork details
- Medium : Bronze, Marble With Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 13in, Height: 32.3in, Depth: 11in
About this artwork
Huichol is a bronze sculpture of a boy with a deer mask or hat.
Huichol is one of the pre-Hispanic Mexican cultures that has managed to remain “pure” since the times of the conquest.
The deer is one of the sacred animals in the Huichol tradition: it was believed to be the one who leads the people to their sacred land.
As often, the artist is making reference to the culture of her adoptive country, talking about a sacred animal.
This piece is… part of a special collection Francesca Dalla Benetta started in 2018, called Customs and Identities, and it is a reflection about how many costumes we wear in front of people, the society, family and so on. We have roles that are different for each person we meet in life, so we try to adapt and respond to that particular role. Sometime we align, sometimes we react. That's how we build our personality.
Huichol is one of the pre-Hispanic Mexican cultures that has managed to remain “pure” since the times of the conquest.
The deer is one of the sacred animals in the Huichol tradition: it was believed to be the one who leads the people to their sacred land.
As often, the artist is making reference to the culture of her adoptive country, talking about a sacred animal.
This piece is… part of a special collection Francesca Dalla Benetta started in 2018, called Customs and Identities, and it is a reflection about how many costumes we wear in front of people, the society, family and so on. We have roles that are different for each person we meet in life, so we try to adapt and respond to that particular role. Sometime we align, sometimes we react. That's how we build our personality.
Francesca Dalla Benetta
Italy
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« The stories of each character, isolated in an intimate and personal dimension, are reflections on human values, perceptions and emotions. »
Francesca Dalla Benetta is an Italian sculptor based in Mexico. After 10 years working as a makeup artist in the film industry, Dalla Benetta is now a dedicated full-time artist. Her work is characterized by anatomies and mixed forms. Faces and human bodies are combined with different textures, skins and elements, giving rise to hybrid and fantastic beings. Through unusual, strange and surreal bodies, her pieces focus on the problems of transformation, identity, the sense of belonging, self-perception and dreams.