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A sugar skull, a common gift for children and decoration for the Day of the Dead.. A calavera (Spanish – pronounced [kalaˈβeɾa] for "skull"), in the context of the Day of the Dead, is a representation of a human skull or skeleton.
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Skull art is found in various cultures of the world. Indigenous Mexican art celebrates the skeleton and uses it as a regular motif. The use of skulls and skeletons in art originated before the Conquest : The Aztecs excelled in stone sculptures and created striking carvings of their Gods. [ 1 ]
Roses and leaves made from pulled sugar Sugar sculpture (1880) Sugar sculpture is the art of producing artistic centerpieces entirely composed of sugar and sugar derivatives. These were very popular at grand feasts from the Renaissance until at least the 18th century, and sometimes made by famous artists.
Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue is a painting by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. It depicts a cow skull centered in front of what appears to be a cloth background. In the center of the background is a vertical black stripe, surrounded by two vertical stripes of white laced with blue.
The skull of Adam at the foot of the Cross: detail from a Crucifixion by Fra Angelico, 1435. The Serpent crawling through the eyes of a skull is a familiar image that survives in contemporary Goth subculture. The serpent is a chthonic god of knowledge and of immortality, because he sloughs off his skin.
The skull motifs, inspired by animal skulls and bones collected in the New Mexico desert, began appearing in O'Keeffe's work in 1931. [3] By the early 1930s, the news of Stieglitz's adultery had taken a significant emotional toll on O'Keeffe who suffered a nervous breakdown in 1932 and was hospitalized for psychoneurosis in New York in 1933. [ 5 ]
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. [3] Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. [4]