Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Arbold de la Vida muscles tensed

muscles tensed

and its philosophy of silversmithing as a design language

The nose has volume and depth

His use of color is always dazzling

A striking gold band cuts diagonally across the heart

Antonio Alonso: Street Balloon Seller Arbold de la Vida muscles tensedAnother beloved figure of Mexican street life takes shape in this papier mch sculpture by Antonio Alonso: the globero, the wandering balloon seller whose tall bouquet of color can be spotted from blocks away in any plaza or park. Once again, the role goes to a tlacuache, this time outfitted in a red shirt, blue trousers, and a small black coin pouch slung across his hip, ready for an afternoon of business. The opossum holds his pole with both paws,