Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Saint Benedict and paints his pieces

and paints his pieces

the monkey

every pattern carefully balanced

rhythmic strokes that give the wings movement and texture

while the tail sweeps back in one continuous curve

Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Saint Benedict and paints his piecesArmando Jimenez carves his alebrijes in the tradition of his grandfather, Don Manuel Jimnez Ramrez, founder of the Oaxacan alebrije movement, and this rooster sits squarely within that classic style. The rooster is caught off balance on purpose, weight forward, comb thrown back, tail sweeping high into a curve that pulls the whole composition upward and to one side. Across cultures the rooster has long stood for the turn from dark to light, the animal