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Sculpture, Found Objects on Glass
Size: 13 W x 21 H x 13 D in
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This is from the artist’s current ‘Reliquary Series’, inspired by religious reliquaries still on display in many old cathedrals and churches in Europe and elsewhere. These religious reliquaries are always sought out and very much appreciated by the artist. Each one unique, many are ancient, bejeweled, highly ornate containers built to house the precious subject relic (the physical remains of a saint or other important religious figure, such as bones, bone fragments, pieces of clothing or any other personal object). Relics attract the faithful and, consequently, relics over the ages have often been faked in order to increase the head count, so to speak, at the local church. In the artist’s Reliquary Series, his relics are relatively contemporary – small vintage and antique items he has been collecting for years, usually everyday items that have fallen out of favor or been lost to time, but ones with qualities and characteristics the artist sees as deserving of continued appreciation. The reliquaries he creates by repurposing and reassembling more items from the bric-brac shelves of thrift stores - items with finely crafted metalwork, such as brass and silver-plated bowls and platters, lamps and candlestick holders, glass jars, and clock globes. The goal is to recreate the fine craftsmanship of the relic container to house the artist’s contemporary ‘relics’. Though genuine in their own right, these contemporary relics include humorously toned, fake attributions in keeping with the fake nature of many ‘true’ (religious) reliquaries. The series now numbers close to 100 contemporary relics, all of which can be viewed at delacruzarts.com.
Sculpture:Found Objects on Glass
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:13 W x 21 H x 13 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:United States.
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Born 1948, Denver, CO. Saatchi site presence maintained by Young's Fine Art. Extensive website at delacruzarts.com. "De La Cruz's mastery of formal and experimental techniques reflects a career dedicated to creative probing and discipline. It is rare indeed to come into contact with an artist who so successfully ranges from abstraction to surrealism in single canvases. Themes of personal identity and interpersonal responsiveness are layered into his work, allowing the viewer to share in the artist's process of questioning the relationships of his subjects to the world. The insights that develop in his works are universal in their ability to connect the reflective with the informative." Joaquin Alvarado Jerry De La Cruz (b 1948, Denver, CO) was listed among the three dozen most influential regional artists of the twentieth century in a Denver Post survey of regional curators (2001). His was the only Spanish surname. At the first International Latino Art Auction held in Phoenix, AZ in conjunction with Sotheby's (2003), De La Cruz proved the best selling artist of the auction and drew the highest auction price for a single work. The Denver Art Museum's first purchase of a living Hispanic's work for its permanent collection was a De La Cruz. Years later, he was the only artist considered when that same museum wanted to commission a contemporary digital work commemorating the opening of its new Libeskind Building (2007). De La Cruz was the recipient of back-to-back artist in residency grants from Colorado in his early career and received as well their very last painting fellowship in 2000. For a spell in 2006, works of De La Cruz were included in three unrelated art museum exhibits in Denver (Denver Art Museum, El Museo and the Mizel). Other honors include award of Best Art Event of the Year by Westword Magazine and appointment to Denver's Commission on Arts and Culture. De La Cruz currently splits his time between his studio in the Santa Fe District in Denver and his new studio in the Little River District of Miami.
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