Patrocinio Barela: Direct Carving as a Pathway to Imagination
Patrocinio Barela gained national recognition when he was one of the few sculptors included in the New York Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition New Horizons in American Art in 1936. What set Barela apart from the majority of twentieth-century santeros was a modern approach to materials: letting the material guide his hand and using the natural forms, curves, and...