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      Tortuga azteca

      A turtle with a sun decorating its shell.Juarez make a reference to the pre-Hispanic past of the center of Mexico with the name of this sculpture and the lines that conform it. The lines are quite rigid and straight specially on the upper part of the shell and on the head. This part can easily be seen as a cubism reference rather than pre-Hispanic sculpture from Altiplano Central area. In consideration to the azteca name, the turtles for them were related to a religious context even being represented in mural painting, codices and at the point been found turtle shells on the Templo Mayor the center of Tenochtilan their capital city.Heriberto Juárez was a visual artist of national and international renown. He sculpts, paints and engraves but is widely known because for his sculptures. Juárez work has pre-Hispanic influence and different forms of abstraction, using humans and animals as subjects of his work. Heriberto Juárez is the artist with more pieces in UDLAP Art Collection.

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      Is "Tortuga azteca" more bright or more dark overall?

      "Tortuga azteca" by Heriberto Juárez is recorded as brilliant, with a luminous luminance.

      Where do the visitors of "Tortuga azteca" by Heriberto Juárez come from?

      Statistics about "Tortuga azteca" by Heriberto Juárez are on the artwork's Stats page: monthly visits of the artwork, visits of the artist's works, and country and language breakdowns of recent visitors.

      What was Heriberto Juárez's age when "Tortuga azteca" was created?

      Heriberto Juárez made "Tortuga azteca" at the age of 65. The artist was born in 1932 and the work is dated 1997.

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