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This photosculpture features a man and woman, whose headshot has been attached to a wooden carving. The frame is made of wood, and has signs of wear and the orginal glass that served as the front and back panels are missing. The man is wearing a dark blue blazer, every fold of which has been detailed first with delicate shaping of the wood, and then colored with paint. He is wearing a white shirt and has a handkerchief in his front pocket. His wife is wearing a light blue blouse with a floral pattern.
The technique of photo-sculpture exemplified in the work offered here is uniquely Mexican. It began in the Districto Federal in the 1930s to commemorate significant events in the lives of Mexican and Mexican-American families. The photo images of individuals are captured, cut, and shaped to fit on a thin hand-carved wooden sculpture with a dimensional impact that is very lifelike. The sculptures are generally housed in simple wooden frames between two panes of glass and incorporate the mediums of photography, painting, and sculpture.
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