Uruguay · Angular figurative wood sculpture
Escultura en Madera Estilizada
Figurative wood carving in an angular, geometric style: human and animal figures built from faceted planes rather than rounded modeling, in active poses drawn from everyday scenes (a photographer, a dog walker, fishermen on a bench, a cycling peloton). Some surfaces are painted against bare wood, and real objects such as a camera or wire leashes are sometimes built into the composition. The documented practitioner, Verónica Clavelli, a Licenciada en Artes Plásticas with long research into wood as a material, has carved under the name Vero Clavelli Esculturas since 2015.
Risk level: Vulnerable · Not Applicable — no UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription exists for this craft at time of writing
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