Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Saint Benedict the monkey

the monkey

From above

Dimensions: 3''Tall 6''Long 4

it is a small marvel of devotion and detail

Armando Jimenez: Alebrije Rooster Woodcarving Saint Benedict the monkeyArmando Jimenez carves his alebrijes in the tradition of his grandfather, Don Manuel Jimnez Ramrez, founder of the Oaxacan alebrije movement, and this rooster sits squarely within that classic style. The rooster is caught off balance on purpose, weight forward, comb thrown back, tail sweeping high into a curve that pulls the whole composition upward and to one side. Across cultures the rooster has long stood for the turn from dark to light, the animal