Frida Kahlo Mask | Mocking Death, wall hanging sculpture

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Description

Art imitating life while mocking death, this is true artisan culture for your walls. This edition of our Devotion Frida Kahlo masks incorporates the iconic face of the beloved Mexico painter Frida Kahlo. Half Frida half Dia de los Muertos creatively interpreted into this wall hanging sculpture. Sculpted from kiln fired ceramic, each wall hanging sculpture is equipped to hang on the wall.

This signature Zenwaro design is hand painted with rich and life like colors by our talented Devotion artist Rafael Pineda. In designing this sculpture we worked closely with the artist Rafael to incorporate more new age creative elements inspired by Day of the Dead traditions. 

Each Frida Kahlo Mask includes a set of hand painted ceramic earrings.

Components

Devotion Sculpture is made up of three pieces.

  1. Hand sculpted terracotta Frida face.
  2. Each Frida Kahlo Mask includes a set of handmade earrings.
  3. On the backside of each terracotta sculpture is a metal hook. Solid metal hook is fused into the raw terracotta before the piece is fired/cured in the kiln.

Dimensions

Dimensions | Specifications. 

  • 14"tall x 10”wide x 5"deep(front to back) / 36cm x 26cm x 13cm
  • Weight: 4Lbs | 1.8Kg
  • *Dimensions, weight will vary slightly. Sculptures are individually handmade and hand painted. These artisanal qualities impart a work of original art, authenticity.

How It's Made

A whimsical collection of hand-painted terracotta/ceramic sculptures and artifacts. These jovial and vibrant sculptures are Artisan Sculpted from earthenware fired in a large kiln, and individually free-hand-painted. The Devotion Collection is a collaborative labor of love between Rafael Pineda and Zenwaro. All of the signature designs in this collection have a story of “Devotion” that inspired their creation. Whether it be Devoted to love, the Devotion of a furry companion, or the devotion towards a belief, a craft, a heritage, a lifestyle, and everything in-between. One of Rafeal’s devotions is using his hands to transform raw earth into original sculptural art with meaning. Many pieces are fused with metal wires allowing the ceramic accents (wings, thorns, flower, figures) to be manipulated. A level of thoughtful artistry that invites you to adjust/manipulate/maneuver the sculptural elements to your liking.

Every sculpture, every figure is individually hand-molded from raw earth then fired within a large traditional red brick kiln that is heated naturally by wood. Every sculpture is hand painted in a variety of colors. Some colors are intensely vibrant, others more earthly in tone, some are embellished with bright silver and gold metallic paints. After the illustrative process pieces are loaded back into the kiln for the final bake. Forever bonding the colors with the clay. The Devotion collection is a true combination of old world craftsmanship & whimsical artistry.

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Artisan Story

Zenwaro's collaborative relationship with the artist and master ceramicist, Rafael Piñeda, began 12 years ago. His experience with terracotta began at a young age, under the training of an uncle who was sculptural artist also working with terracotta clay. Rafael’s immediate family does not lack talented ceramicists, both uncles and one aunt are accomplished ceramic artists. 

Rafael’s mentoring uncle was visually impaired and years later became completely blind. But the lack of sight never halted Luis's devotion for sculpting, rather he continued working until his death in 2019. Rafael cures/bakes all of his pieces in a wood-fired kiln, he has resisted the urge to convert his production model to a gas-fired, modern kiln. Rafael’s creativity observes the "traditional way" where he can control every aspect of the firing process.

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Care & Handling
Hand-Crafted (FPO)