Alebrijes

Alebrijes: The lively and colorful Mexican art form

What better opening blog post than a discussion of the lively  Mexican art of alebrijes?  My first encounter came via a very complete exhibition at the architectural art showplace La Aurora in San Miguel de Allende, GTO, México three years ago.  Little did I realize the values of this "street art," with some selling for thousands of dollars at La Aurora.  A far cry from my 1970's experience with them, but the basis of using multiple animal forms in the same piece continues.  It seems these brightly colored statues/figures were started in Oaxaca, but like other Mexican art are now found throughout the country.  In the aforementioned extensive San Miguel exhibition of alebrijes prices varied from $25 to $5,000.  For more detailed information on this art form clic: Alebrijes