Raul Alejandro Jurado Dominguez (Mata Ortiz, b. 1990) and Karina Mora (Mata Ortiz, active 21st century). Pottery bowl on pedestal, n.d. Signed on underside of bowl. A stunning pottery bowl on a hemispherical pedestal by Mata Ortiz artists Raul Alejandro Jurado Dominguez and Karina Mora, all elaborately painted and sculpted with incredible detail. Adorned with a separately sculpted butterfly along its rim, the bowl sits upon a rounded base with tall walls intricately incised with dozens of flying butterflies amongst scrolling vines of blooming flowers. The rounded pedestal features a hole at the top for balancing the bowl, and walls that are sculpted with a similar motif of flowers, vines, butterflies, and hummingbirds, all painted in rainbow hues that starkly contrast the beige ground. Two impressively ornate examples of Mata Ortiz ceramic tradition! Size (together): 7.75" W x 7.5" H (19.7 cm x 19 cm); (bowl): 7.75" W x 5" H (19.7 cm x 12.7 cm); (pedestal): 7.5" W x 2.5" H (19 cm x 6.4 cm)
Translated from Raul Alejandro Jurado Dominguez's website: "Raul Alejandro Jurado Dominguez was born on July 19, 1990 in Ejido Juan Mata Ortiz, Raúl is a born artisan since he is the third generation of his family that is dedicated to making Mata Ortiz pots, since he was a child he helped his grandmother to polish her pieces and it was not until she was 15 years old when she began to make her own pieces with the help of her mother Olivia Dominguez Renteria.
It was in 2009 when he began participating in ceramic competitions and in this same year he won his first state prize. In June 2016 he participated and won the national ceramics contest in Tlaquepaque Jalisco and later in September 2016 he was the winner and one of the 10 artisans selected from the republic for "Let's go to France" where he stayed twelve days in conferences and exhibiting in museums in Paris, France."
Provenance: private Thornton, Colorado, USA collection
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Condition
Signed by both artists on underside of bowl. Wing of butterfly on rim has been professionally repaired with break lines visible. Otherwise, pedestal is intact and both have excellent detail.