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EXCEPTIONAL OLD MEXICAN MASK MUSEUM QUALITY FOR SALE

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Excellent Museum Quality Mask for Sale, U$ 3,000 0 Masks are a blend of painting and sculpture that dramatically reflect the creativity of different cultures.That's what appealed to me when I came to Mexico and saw the great and varied  masks from all regions of the country. This devil mask is more than fifty years old according to the Director and curator of the Mask Museum in Morelia ,Michoacan, who looked at it and said "I wish I had a mask like yours in our collection". This are is  rare  in that its  very large size,craftsmanship,excellent condition and the polycrome paint and finish on the piece.It is a very large mask with real male goat horns and a very expresive dragon /iguana on top of its head . The mask was  carved from large trunk of  soft wood from the state of Guerrero where the mask was also made. Masks since antiquity have been used by man for many reasons, for they serve as symbols in rites, festival, parades...

GRAFFITI INFLUENCE ....THE COLORS, FREE FORM ,LINES AND ORGANIC SHAPES....

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Since  I moved to Mexico I've travelled most of the country by road from Oaxaca to California.   I've seen tons of graffiti, murals and  bill-board street art on walls announcing   different  shows that had beautiful hand painted  designs,colors  and lettering. Some of these works remind me of that festive -carnavalesque spirit. Captiva acrylic on canvas 46 x 74 cm U$  1,000                                                         Leaps and Bounds                                                            acrylic on canvas                        ...

READING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.....

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I like the Visual  Format of reading from top to bottom like a scroll. I've repeated both  images as I like to play with multiples.                                                          Abstract Compositions                                                                acrylic on canvas                                                       4 paintings each - 34 x 48 cm      U$ 600  each                             ...

CALLIGRAPHY : ABSTRACT SIGNS AND SYMBOLS SERIES

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As long as I can remember, signs and symbols have always attracted my imagination and curiosity.   My first real encounter  at the age of fifteen with Pre- Columbian Art, Cave Art, Rock Art, and Aborigenal Art, sold me out and ever since I have been fascinated by their sophisticated simplicity, design, color and expresiveness.  When  was a kid, I first got acquainted with  calligraphy thru  the beautiful neon  signs in  China- town of New York and I inmediately  loved them.  I found these signs  to be very Festive and colorful and had an impact on me visually.                                      Improvisation in Black,White,Red and Yellow                                                   ...

WORKS SAVED FROM A FIRE because they were not in the Studio... The were at a show in a gallery......

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Artist Statement My multilayered abstract paintings are visual experiments where I combine rich allusions culled from popular culture in film, magazines, music, advertising and consumerism. I am interested in a visual language resulting from  mixing and playing creatively with the different styles of twentieth century art handed down to us for example: cubism, conceptual, abstract expressionism, minimalism and pop art, important movements generating new ideas and concepts in art making. I work in acrylics over canvas, mdf board or paper. I am drawn to the emotional yet I like a sense of rationality and balance in my work. I am interested in the new and unusual which is why I am drawn to a mixed media technique giving me more choices and freedom in the creative process. I chose fragmented  layered images, as a reflection of  our contemporary style of living. In 2001 an electric fire caused by a power strip arced while I was  sleeping and ...

SIGNS AND SYMBOLS - SERIES

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   Art work is sold unframed and buyer pays for shipping.  My cell Phone # is  (442) 159-6920     Note: (52) is  Mexico's country code when calling internationally. email  at : gabisen@yahoo.com Please let me know your needs. I will to do your  painting commission. I  am open to your  ideas  and needs as I work with designers, galleries ,decorators and privately with clients. Have a wonderful day ! Incognito Acrylic on canvas + stretcher 30 x 40 in  ; 76 x 102 cm U$  3,900                                                                                        Circles Triptych                 ...

Abstract Expressionism , Jazz, other Cultures, taking chances while painting and other modern concepts Influenced me and my work......

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Work is unframed                                                                  Nocturne                                                            Acrylic on canvas                                                                  35 x 50 cm                                                                   U$  1,000 ...