When I saw this on Novica, I felt tears well up. I am old and I have looked all over for, many different interpretations of, the nativity. Of all of those, this one touched me the most. Thank you.
Es ist phantastisch, wie die Künstlerin die unterschiedlichen Naturmaterialien für ihre Kunstwerke eingesetzt hat und konsequent auf Plastik verzichtet. Wir haben das kleine Kunstwerk sofort in unserer Ausstellung internationaler Weihnachtskrippen 2024/25 aufgestellt.
"Over the years, I perfected my abilities and became a master retablo craftsman. In some, I depict Biblical scenes and, in others, everyday life in the Andes."
Alejandro Chavez was born in Lima in 1956. He specialises in creating retablos, a kind of reverent diorama-altar typical of the Ayacucho region of... read more
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