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LUIS SERRANO (b.1955)
Mask (Máscara)
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2018
charcoal drawing on paper  
dibujo al carboncillo en papel​​
The masterful variations of line and shadow create this indelible image of a Mexican mask. Set on the ground and leaning against a wall, this object does not seem inanimate. The eyes seem to gaze just above our head and the open mouth with fangs looks as if the demon were about to growl.   Before Spanish Conquest, Mexican cultures had no equivalent to the Devil. Masks like the one depicted here would have been used in ritual dances—where the devil was associated with death—or in ceremonies during festivals such as Carnival and Holy Week.

Las magistrales variaciones de línea y sombra crean esta imagen indeleble de una máscara. Colocado en el suelo y apoyado contra una pared, este objeto no parece inanimado. Los ojos parecen mirar justo por encima de nuestra cabeza y la boca abierta con colmillos parece como si el demonio estuviera a punto de gruñir.  Antes de la conquista española, las culturas indígenas no tenían equivalente al diablo. Máscaras como la que se muestra aquí se habrían utilizado en bailes rituales, donde el diablo estaba asociado con la muerte, o en ceremonias durante festivales como el Carnaval y la Semana Santa.
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