Duende #5
- wood and mixed media
- 9 x 6 x 4.5 in
- Zarco Guerrero
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Not For Sale
Duende #5. Carved wood, pounded copper pieces for eyes, goat horns, and hair, painted with acrylic paints. Part of the artists' original CuCui Series (spanish for the Bogeyman). Artist describes these "demons" to be good demons, pretending to be bad to scare the "heck" out of you if your are misbehaving. Inspired by the Japanese style demon masks.
Full mask of male figure with goat horns and dark brown hair. Expression of mask is smiling and slightly tired. Eyebrows painted brown and carved to point upward in the center of forehead. Eyelids droop to cover tops of eyes which are pounded copper circles with holes punches through center and white paint on the sides. Separated mustache extends to sides of mouth and then goes downwards, painted brown. Mouth carved in a wide smile and open to expose top gums and eight teeth. Lips painted pink, gums painted light pink, teeth painted white with gap between two front teeth. Lower lip patch of hair carved in a fishtail shape, with side pointing in each direction, also painted brown. Overall mask painted a tannish/orange color.
- Subject Matter: Stylized Demon Face
- Created: 2000
- Inventory Number: 2023.001.017
- Collections: Founding Collection