The On Wood Type Of Artwork By Grupo Mondongo - 1067 Words

‘Calavera, Skull 4’, 2009, is a series of plasticine on wood type of artwork by Grupo Mondongo is one of the most eye catching pieces of art at the Museum of Fine Arts. Grupo Mondongo is a group of Argentinian Artists; Julian Laffitte, Agustina Picasso, and Manuel Mendanha. They have created many other similar types of art that is just as spectacular such as , but nothing caught my attention like ‘Skull 4’. I chose this piece because it is not only beautiful from afar but also up close. Grupo Mondongo’s medium choice is quite new and their collage is quite extraordinary, its basically a sculpture of small things that most people have likely seen, put together to make it look like a skull in a size of about 5 foot by 4 foot. The artist probably chose to make it a skull because Calavera is a sugar skull that is eaten on days leading up to ‘The Day of the Dead’ in most Latin American countries. The title of the artwork is obviously shown in the sculpture, it shows a skull and has a picture of a skull. The references to these sculptures has a lot of different historical paintings such as, â€Å"The Last Supper†, â€Å"Lady with an Ermine†, â€Å"The Great waves of Kanagawa† and â€Å"Michael Jackson and Bubbles.† There are also famous movies such as â€Å"King Kong,† â€Å"Star Wars,† and â€Å"The Terminator.† The first thing you notice about sculpture is the texture of it, it feels smooth, like its made of a clay yet it has a lot of depth and value, the skull itself isn’t proportional since it is tilted to