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A man with horns and a crown on his head sitting on a mechanical cow in beige and red, with a blue and red background.
The appearance of cattle in Javier’s work is common, as same as the representation of humans with some characteristic of cattle. In this way the artist turns the bull into a kind of car that moves on a highway.
Maximino Javier is an artist who works in engraving, painting and sculpture with visibility inside and outside Mexico. Javier's pieces speak of traditions, types and fantastic elements from the popular beliefs and narrations.

Details

  • Title: La vaca mecánica
  • Creator: Maximo Javier.
  • Creator Lifespan: 1948
  • Creator Nationality: Mexican
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Birth Place: Santa Fe de la Mar, Mexico
  • Date: 1983
  • Date Created: 1983
  • Physical Location: Mexico
  • Physical Dimensions: h76 x w56 cm (Complete)
  • Painter: Maximino Javier
  • Origin: Mexico
  • Art Exhibition: Deplazamientos, VWBank, Puebla 2013 / Bestiario, Museo de la Ciudad de Irapuato y Centro de las Artes de Salamanca, Guanajuato, 2013
  • Provenance: Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  • Type: Printmaking
  • Rights: Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  • External Link: Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  • Medium: Lithography

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