Our Alebrijes Are Different
The Alebrije is one of the most iconic forms of modern Mexican art. It is a form of cartonería or papier-mâché craft. Famous for their vibrant colors and imaginative designs, alebrijes are celebrated in shops, museums and even parades.
The inventor of the alebrije is Pedro Linares Lopez, a papier-mâché artist who came up with the idea when he had a fever-dream in 1936 of a fantastical jungle biome full of wild animals, all of them shouting the word "alebrijes". When he was back to full health, Lopez began depicting the creatures from his dreams. His sculptures took off and became national treasures, being awarded the 1990 National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes) in the Popular Arts and Traditions category, the highest decoration to artisans granted by the Mexican government, two years before his death in 1992.
Pulling Out Scarves Trick
A trick in which a performer (usually a Non-Ironic Clown or a Stage Magician) puts their hand in their mouth, ear, sleeve, or pocket and starts to pull out a long string of colorful scarves tied to one another. The rope would keep going, and going, putting the audience in suspense, until they eventually pull out the rope to its end, revealing a bouquet of flowers (or a pair of underwear, with the implication that it's the performer's,
1 | 2 |
---|---|
TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: MarvelUniverse Revision [51] | 8 seconds ago |
Characters: TotalWarWarhammerTheSkaven Revision [482] | 11 seconds ago |
Characters: MCUMultiversalFoes Revision [11] | 37 seconds ago |
Tropers: Freecom Revision [58] | 50 seconds ago |
VideoGame: SonicRoboBlast2Kart Revision [282] | 51 seconds ago |
1 | 2 |
---|---|
Western Animation Disney/Pixar In General | 1 minute ago |
Projects: Long Term/Perpetual Complete Monster Proposal Thread | 1 minute ago |
Yack Fest Post your random thoughts. | 1 minute ago |
Forum Games Guess the Mythological Character | 3 minutes ago |
Projects: Long Term/Perpetual Character Page Cleanup | 3 minutes ago |
1 | 2 |
---|---|
Outer Space School Created 7 hours ago | 1 minute ago |
Prenatal Gender Picking Created 13 hours ago | 3 minutes ago |
Trickster Transformee Created 1 day ago | 55 minutes ago |
Romanticized Rape (Adopted from MacronNotes) Created 1 month ago | 2 hours ago |
Divine Parental Issues (Launching Wednesday) Created 1 week ago | 3 hours ago |
Example of:
Tasty GoldExample of:
Invisibility CloakExample of:
I'm a HumanitarianExample of:
Bull Seeing RedExample of:
Moving-Away EndingTropes Community Podcasts