The Mexican sculptor dies in 79

Anna Bilker, the beloved sculptor in her country of origin, died of Mexico for her copper creations, at the age of 79. The Mexico Ministry of Culture announced its death this week, but it did not mention a case.

Pellicer has received international praise in the past decade for the jewelry she made for the statue of freedom, which was talented by France to the United States in 1876. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of that gift, the creation of Pellicer is a tremendous, necklaces, and more than that was shown as sculptures in itself. Jewelry towers on viewers act as symbols of femininity to be afraid and admire.

Although Pellicer ended the creation of these statues in 1986, they did not gain international recognition until 2017, when it appeared at the Mexico City Home Ga Ga Gae. The following year, her work appeared in Moma PS1 in New York at a show called “Body Armor”, which appeared a 36 -foot necklace for Sidi Liberty.

Pellicer was born in 1946 in Mexico City, she was not widely known outside her country of origin for most of her career because her late husband, sculptor James Metcal, tends to get more notice. Part of this is its cooperative work with Metcalf, so its authorship has not always been defined.

Starting in 1976, they trained female craftsmen in the town of Santa Clara del Bridge in copper and old craft techniques in the region. Their work was actually a project for social art itself, and the place where the education was given was given even a name: center de acción both. Then the women who trained there were alongside Pellicer to help her create their huge sculptures.

Contemporary writers criticized this school. “Fighting for women’s rights and preserving traditions is impressive.” 2017 Overflow review. “But the work was not better or more important because of the artist’s participation in an ideal construction project in the small town of Michoacan.”

Pelicer’s special practice is also dedicated to revitalizing myths that date back for thousands of years. In 1992, for the Lincoln Center in New York, it reshaped some New York Times It is described as “a wide -ranging sculpture explanation for old football games, with a completion of a 300 -pound ball.”

She also directed her attention towards the most modern Mexican culture, and building fashion for actress, poet and painter Nahui Olin for one performance that was organized in the late 1990s. Pelicer works for Ollin more like shields than dresses.

In its book X, the Ministry of Culture in Mexico wrote, “Ana Pellicer’s work to enhance folk art and the way art is related to traditions and social justice in Mexico.”