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Creason

Sugar Skull #2

Price: $950.00 - $3,975.00
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Description

Mixed Media Giclee piece comprised of Acrylic, foil, glass and resin on board-mounted canvas. Please note each piece will vary slightly in color and styling.

Greg Creason was inspired to create a Sugar Skull Series by his experience of living in California for over 20 years in an area with a large Mexican population and in New Orleans for 15+ years where people costume up for any and all occasions. Greg learned to appreciate and admire the efforts it takes to create a full sugar skull costume. After researching the meaning of “La Catrina”, he appreciated it even more. One of the strongest and most recognizable symbols of The Day of the Dead celebrations is the tall female skeleton wearing a fancy hat with feathers. You have surely seen her in various contexts because the striking unique make-up has become very trendy in the last years. Her name is La Catrina and the essence of her story goes deep into Mexican traditions and roots but has been restyled only in the last century. It is believed that the Aztecs worshiped a goddess of death that they alleged protected their departed loved ones, helping them into the next stages. The Mexican tradition of honoring and celebrating the dead is entrenched deeply in the culture of its people. The skeleton with the hat that we see today came to life in the early 1900’s by artist José Guadalupe Posada. Posada was a controversial and political cartoonist that was liked by the people and who drew and etched skeletons (calaveras) in a satirical way to remind people that they would all end up dead in the end. It is said that he drew the dandy-looking female skeleton with a fancy feathered hat because some Mexicans had aspirations to look wealthy and aristocratic like the Europeans at that time. A satirical drawing to remind people to be themselves and to stop trying to be something that they weren’t. No matter how rich or poor you were, no matter the color of your skin, and no matter what society you belonged to, you would all end up skeletons. This was Posada’s message with his many caricatures of cavaleras sketched doing various daily activities. One of his most popular sayings was “Death is democratic”. Simple, but so very true!

Limited Edition Reproduction
Ready-to-hang
Size: 18" x 18" (qty of 50) and 36" x 36" (qty of 30)
All Giclees are 2" deep with black painted sides
Handmade in the USA

Packaging:

All Creason pieces are packaged securely with appropriate protection for the delicate multi-dimensional elements of the artwork.

Description

Mixed Media Giclee piece comprised of Acrylic, foil, glass and resin on board-mounted canvas. Please note each piece will vary slightly in color and styling.

Greg Creason was inspired to create a Sugar Skull Series by his experience of living in California for over 20 years in an area with a large Mexican population and in New Orleans for 15+ years where people costume up for any and all occasions. Greg learned to appreciate and admire the efforts it takes to create a full sugar skull costume. After researching the meaning of “La Catrina”, he appreciated it even more. One of the strongest and most recognizable symbols of The Day of the Dead celebrations is the tall female skeleton wearing a fancy hat with feathers. You have surely seen her in various contexts because the striking unique make-up has become very trendy in the last years. Her name is La Catrina and the essence of her story goes deep into Mexican traditions and roots but has been restyled only in the last century. It is believed that the Aztecs worshiped a goddess of death that they alleged protected their departed loved ones, helping them into the next stages. The Mexican tradition of honoring and celebrating the dead is entrenched deeply in the culture of its people. The skeleton with the hat that we see today came to life in the early 1900’s by artist José Guadalupe Posada. Posada was a controversial and political cartoonist that was liked by the people and who drew and etched skeletons (calaveras) in a satirical way to remind people that they would all end up dead in the end. It is said that he drew the dandy-looking female skeleton with a fancy feathered hat because some Mexicans had aspirations to look wealthy and aristocratic like the Europeans at that time. A satirical drawing to remind people to be themselves and to stop trying to be something that they weren’t. No matter how rich or poor you were, no matter the color of your skin, and no matter what society you belonged to, you would all end up skeletons. This was Posada’s message with his many caricatures of cavaleras sketched doing various daily activities. One of his most popular sayings was “Death is democratic”. Simple, but so very true!

Limited Edition Reproduction
Ready-to-hang
Size: 18" x 18" (qty of 50) and 36" x 36" (qty of 30)
All Giclees are 2" deep with black painted sides
Handmade in the USA

Packaging:

All Creason pieces are packaged securely with appropriate protection for the delicate multi-dimensional elements of the artwork.