Jacinto Guevara
Painter's Other Mana: Dude Artist Really Wants to Play with Dolls
The figurines are totems to the characters they portray. "When I make a figurine, I am investing in the totem of the ultimate self. My figurines are an excuse to play with dolls. I call them figurines, but I'll call them dolls before you can call them dolls," said Guevara of his figurines. Guevara's figurines are a constant work in progress. He dates each piece with the year they were created but none are ever complete. He changes each figurine by adding new details or repositioning their bodies. They are all made from plaster, wire, and re-purposed objects.
 Collection of Adelita y su Juan figurines commemorating the 1910 Mexican Revolution in which 1,000,000 Mexicans killed each other. |
 Adelita y su Juan work in progress |
 Part of the (Forgotten Cinema Series) depicting Jane Winton, Rudolph Valentino, and Anna May Wong |
 Adelita y su Juan figurines |
 Joaquina Guevara and her Terry Pratchet book. A birthday gift for artists daughter. |
 Lupe Reyes part of the (Mariachi Tochtli Series) |
 Uke Cat, part of (Eskimo Spit Bath Orquestra series) |
 James K. Polk, U.S. President responsible for taking half of Mexico from Mexico and assorted genocide of indigenous population. |
 Jacinto Guevara, part of the (Jacinto y su Conjunto Series). |
 Joaquina Guevara and her pet chicken Henny. A birthday gift for artists daughter. |