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A Tree of Life (Spanish: Árbol de la vida) is a type of Mexican pottery sculpture traditional in central Mexico, especially in the municipality of State of Mexico. Originally the sculptures depicted the Biblical story of creation, as an aid for teaching it to natives in the early colonial period. The fashioning of the trees in a terracotta ...
Jun 29, 2020 · For the Soteno brethren of Metepec in the State of Mexico, creating the sculptures known as árboles de la vida (trees of life) is more than an art form – it is a family tradition. It all began in the 1930s, when Modesta Fernández – wife of Darío Soteno – began making clay sculptures. According to her grandson Oscar Soteno, Modesta ...
Jun 29, 2020 · No one knows who and when named these pieces Arboles de la Vida; the oldest mention of the name related to an Izucar clay sculpture dates from a 1952 book about Mexican folk art written by Patricia Fent Ross. By the 1970’s similar clay sculptures from Acatlán de Osorio, Puebla and Metepec, in the state of Mexico, were being called the same name.
Jun 26, 2022 · Mexican Folk Art Series: Talavera Pottery. The Tree of Life or ‘Árbol de la Vida’ in Spanish refers to a type of sculpture in Mexican culture depicting a tree with details pertaining to the creation of life according to the Catholic tradition. While the Tree of Life is not the only one of its kind, it is the one which has garnered vast ...
Jan 4, 2020 · 4 January 2020. The Tree of Life – Mexico’s Evolving Art Form. Everything must change, so the saying goes. Art is no exception and folk art has always been particularly in tune with cultural shifts being, by its nature, by the people for the people. So it is with the Mexican sculptural tradition of the Tree of Life or Árbol de la vida.
Nov 6, 2023 · Castillo is renowned for her thought-provoking Tree of Life, or Árbol de la Vida, sculptures. While Tree of Life motifs appear in other parts of the world, the sculpted candelabra style she works in originated in Mexico. Intricate branches bear symbolic figures painted in vibrant colors and patterns.
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Nov 28, 2016 · The Mercado at Rancho La Puerta has a beautiful collection of Mexican Folk Art including this Arbol de la Vida, or Tree of Life (below), from the central Mexican town of Metepec. Arboles de la Vida are intricate clay sculptures thought to have evolved stylistically from candelabras that decorated mission churches built when the Spanish spread their faith throughout Mesoamerica.
