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Carlos Zerpa began his Skulls series in New York in 1993. Created with ceramic, jewels, paint, and embedded objects, these skulls are (according to Zerpa) an homage to Mexico.

Object Information

Alternate Title(s): Skull

Affiliated Institution/Community/Organization(s): Institutional Assets and Monuments of Venezuela (IAM Venezuela); Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia (MAZCUL); The Arc/k Project

Original Creation Date (by artist/architect): 1994

Artist/Architect(s): Carlos Zerpa

Object Medium(s): Ceramic mold painted and intervened

Source Image Photographer(s): Photographer: Carmen Pineda

Source Image Capture Date: 2018-09-01

Source Image Capture Method: Photogrammetry

Photogrammetry Processor(s): Krista Benson; The Arc/k Project

Source Image Count: 221

Model Creation Date: 2018-10-15

Model Format: .obj

Model Size (MB): 1MB

Model Triangles: 71.4k

Model Vertices: 35.7k

Arc/k ID: ARCK3D0000000328

Arc/k Piece Number: 307

LC Subject Heading: Skull

External links: http://maczul.org.ve/; https://arck-project.org/; https://iamvenezuela.com/

Terms of Use: Educational Use Permitted Only - Attribution, NoDerivitives, NonCommerical; For additional information on the use of these images contact: info@arck-project.org

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ceramics Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia (MAZCUL) skulls

Location

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia (MAZCUL)

Address: Prolongacion Cecilio Acosta Calle 67 con Avenida Universidad

City: Maracaibo

State/Province: Zulia

Country: Venezuela