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Alebrijes

November 15, 2011 By Jillian

You may not recognize the name, but if you’ve been to Mexico you’ll likely recognize the brightly colored sculptures of fantasy animals and creatures. 聽 First created in Mexico City by artist Pedro Linares, alebrijes can be made of paper mache, wood or even metal and are often creatures most associated with fantasy or dream-like worlds. 聽Brightly colored, alebrijes are commonly associated with Mexico City and Oaxaca. 聽Both cities host alebrijes festivals, art shows and even parades to display their craft. 聽These festivals are generally held in October, November and December to coincide with Halloween, Dia de los muertos and the Christmas craft season.

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Here are some pictures from the fifth annual monumental alebrijes parade held in Mexico City. Each alebrije was created by a different art school, museum or community organization. Sponsored by the Museum of Popular Art, the parade ended along Paseo de la Reforma where the alebrijes were put on display.

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Filed Under: Destinations, Headline, Mexico Tagged With: festivals, parades

About Jillian

I'm an adventurer and a fun loving spirit. I'll do almost anything once for the experience, well within reason. I love mountain biking, hiking and swimming. I compete in adventure races, but I'm also a complete nerd and love to read. I try to live my life without regrets, in the words of Ferris Bueller, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "

Comments

  1. jenjenk says

    November 15, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    these are amazing! love how colorful they are! can you imagine having one hiding around the corner in your house scaring the crap out of someone? 馃檪

    • Jillian says

      November 18, 2011 at 2:28 pm

      It would definitely scare the crap out to me! I love the colors though!

  2. jade says

    November 16, 2011 at 1:12 am

    these are awesome- love the bright colors!

    • Jillian says

      November 18, 2011 at 2:29 pm

      I know, amazing right? We just had to take pictures!

  3. inka says

    November 16, 2011 at 2:11 am

    What art, what imagination. I would love to see these parades. Brilliant pictures too. i’m spreading the word.

    • Jillian says

      November 18, 2011 at 2:29 pm

      Thanks Inka. A unique parade 馃檪

  4. robin says

    November 16, 2011 at 6:44 am

    Ha! I’ve seen some colourful posts but this one wins 馃檪

    • Jillian says

      November 18, 2011 at 2:29 pm

      This may be the most “neon” post ever, at least on our blog. I wonder how many of these glow in the dark!

  5. Sophie says

    November 16, 2011 at 8:12 am

    Bright, cheerful and slightly fearsome photos. Very nice 馃檪

    • Jillian says

      November 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm

      Perhaps it’s a new category of sculpture- cheerfully fearsome!

  6. John in France says

    November 16, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    With such bright colours I thought these would be for a spring festival – but I was wrong!

    • Jillian says

      November 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm

      I think all Mexican festivals are colorful!

  7. Gladys | WanderingTandem.com says

    November 18, 2011 at 1:17 am

    such colorful creatures. i bet that it was a great parade… great photos 馃檪

    • Jillian says

      November 18, 2011 at 2:31 pm

      It seemed like there were dozens of these creatures on display- we only took pictures of our favorites. I am impressed by the creativity!

  8. Mark Wiens says

    November 18, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    These are really cool – amazingly bright colors and extremely creative!

  9. 50+ and on the Run says

    November 20, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    Makes the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade seem pretty tepid, doesn’t it?

  10. Christy @ Ordinary Traveler says

    November 21, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    That first sculpture cracks me up! I want one in my house. 馃檪

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