Use thick gloves when handling! This metalwork sculpture of a Pigeon appears to be made of a mix of tin and brass strips. It is quite prickly to pick up with bare hands. This pigeon is quite well-fed as evidenced by its broad body and breast. It is approx 11 in in length, 6 in wide, and 7 in tall. There appears to be one feather that was plucked off towards the bottom of its left wing; probably the neighborhood cat! This sculpture is simply amazing in its construction in achieving such detail in this most difficult of media to work with. Remember to Feed The Birds, Tuppence A Bag!
Brutalism is an artistic and architectural movement that originated in Europe and North America in the 1950s and 1960s. The word "brutalism" comes from the French phrase béton brut, which means "raw concrete".
Brutalism has been found in many artistic disciplines, including sculpture, photography, and painting. Brutalism is often associated with architecture from the 1950s to 1970s, but has recently seen a resurgence in digital design. Some common features of brutalism include:
Exposure of materials
Monochromatic color schemes
Emphasis on bare functionality
Modular, repeated design elements
Layered, articulated or extruded pieces
Rectilinear edges
Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican Artist and sculptor. Though born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Sergio Bustamante has lived in the Guadalajara area since early childhood. In his youth, he studied architecture at the University of Guadalajara, but abandoned this pursuit when his talents and interests drew him to the fine arts and crafts.
He began with paintings and paper mache figures, inaugurating the first exhibit of his works at the Galeria Misracha in Mexico City in 1966. In the early 1970s, he traveled to Amsterdam, where he further developed his talents. After his return to Guadalajara, he established in 1975, along with other artists, the "Family Workshop Studio" in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.