HORSEHAIR STOOL BY Aldo Álvarez Tostado

2,700 USD

Mexico has the second largest horse population in the world. The role of the species in rural economy and even social status makes it a frequent motif in Mexican visual culture. A nod to Álvarez Tostado’s childhood steeped in the ranchero horse culture of rural northwestern Mexico, Cuaco is at once playful and slightly uncanny. The solid parota based echoes the bone-and-muscle anatomy of the horse, while the horsehair spilling from a tightly woven petatillo seat, honors the fluid and delicate mane and tail. The result is a stool that is sturdy, unassuming and refined

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