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Cristo Crucificado (Lattice Cross style)

Cristo Crucificado (Lattice Cross style)

Artist: Gustavo Victor Goler (born 1963 Buenos Aires, Argentina; lives Talpa, New Mexico)

Department: Art
Date: 2004
Medium: hand-adzed, gessoed, and painted pine with piñon sap varnish
Dimensions:
27 3/4 × 15 1/2 × 3 in. (70.5 × 39.4 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Albuquerque Museum, gift of Karen H. and Robert B. Kvavik
Object number: PC2016.10.6
DescriptionCarved wooden crucifix. Cross is green is with red, black, and gold details. A small angel on the left catches blood flowing from the Christ figure's chest. The christ figure wears a white cloth around his waist with a large knot on the right side. A banner at the top of the cross reads "I.N.R.I."
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Gustavo Victor Goler

born 1963 Buenos Aires, Argentina; lives Talpa, New Mexico

Cristo Crucificado (Lattice Cross style)

2004

carved and painted wood

gift of Karen H. and Robert B. Kvavik

PC2016.10.6

 

Gustavo Victor Goler was raised in Santa Fe and spent his early years apprenticing in his family’s conservation studio, where he was taught to carve. His art practice includes researching the works, techniques, and history of carvers from all over the world. Goler embraces both traditional and new carving techniques.

 

Cristo Crucificado (cruz en estilo celosía)

2004

madera tallada policromada

obsequio de Karen H. y Robert B. Kvavik

PC2016.10.6

 

Gustavo Victor Goler se crió en Santa Fe y pasó sus primeros años como aprendiz en el estudio de conservación de su familia, donde le enseñaron a tallar la madera. Su trabajo artesano abarca la investigación de las obras, las técnicas y la historia de los talladores de todo el mundo. La técnica de Goler abraza a la vez las formas de tallar santos tanto tradicionales como nuevas.