Luis Pablo: Ozomatli Monkey Sculpture Protect us Saint Benedictt For a century and a

For a century and a half — from roughly AD 1000 to 1150 — the Mimbres people of the prehistoric American Southwest painted bowls that rank among the most extraordinary figurative art ever produced in the ancient Americas

wonderfully executed

and here he brings that signature precision to a folk art figure that feels both traditional and contemporary

the god Xolotl who refused to be sacrificed and hid in the waters of Xochimilco transformed into this strange

Luis Pablo: Ozomatli Monkey Sculpture Protect us Saint Benedictt For a century and aThis charming monkey by top Oaxacan woodcarver Luis Pablo is utterly endearing. Crafted from copal wood, it captures the lively sense of motion that defines monkeys: appearing perfectly still for a moment before springing into action again. In Mesoamerican tradition, Ozomatli, the monkey, was honored as the patron of dance, music, and the artsa creature embodying playful energy and governed by Xochipilli, the god of celebration and flowers. Luis Pablo