Isaias Alejandro Morales Delgado: Contra Todo / Against Everything Large Showcase

A bonus rare large showcase from Izzy. We are fortunate to have several new pieces in stock and ready to ship from premier paper artist Izzy Morales. Per the artist, “This is a character that represents the physical and spiritual will of battle. It is an anthropomorphic skeleton with mixed human and animal parts. He wears a “tecuan” (jaguar) costume, a whip that is a traditional element of the dance of said character, an obsidian dagger, a machete, and a shield. He also has a couple of beings that accompany him, a nahual prostrated on his left side and a snake coiled around his right leg. The mask and the machete are interactive parts of the piece.

Cartonería is a traditional Mexican technique that uses paper and paste as its main ingredients, as well as wire structures, natural fibers, acrylic paint, and a matte lacquer finish. Izzy Morales from Guanajuato is an amazing talent in the field of traditional paper alebrijes and he has developed a wild imaginative modern style all his own. He has been working with paper art since he was 6 years old. Now in his early thirties, he competes in national competitions with his award-winning work. These pieces are highly labor-intensive and he works exclusively on one of kind fine art wonders rather than taking a mass-produced commercial approach. It has paid off for him and he has developed into a well-respected artist nationally.