Original artwork description:

This piece is the representation of a traditional mexican mask.

The artist used two elements of ancient Mexican cultures: amate paper and cochineal grana.

Amate paper is a type of handmade vegetable paper. In ancient times it was used as a support for Mesoamerican codices.

Cochineal grana is a natural dye and is especially used to dye traditional Oaxaca textiles.

Materials used:

Cochineal on amate paper

Tags:

#nature #drawing #geometrical #mask #traditional #handmade paper #mexico #mexican art #tradition #mexican artist #mexican wrestler #mexican culture #natural dyes