Capturing Nature - The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodrfguez

Over a period of some twenty years, Mexican-born artisan Dionicio Rodríguez created imaginative sculptures of reinforced concrete that imitated the natural forms and textures of trees and rocks. Patsy Pittman Light has spent a decade documenting the trabajo rústico ("rustic work”) of Rodríguez, along with its antecedents in Europe and Mexico. This volume is a celebration of the life and work of this Latino artisan.

About the author

Patsy Pittman Light, artist and former public school teacher and college lecturer, served as chair of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Commission and was honored as a "Texas Hero of Historic Preservation" by the San Antonio Conservation Society.

Product details

• Authors: Patsy Pittman Light
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2014
• EAN: 9781623492489
• ISBN: 978-1-62349-248-9
• Dimensions: 245 mm x 260 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderla; Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions; Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions; Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderla
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history