Einar and Jamex de la Torre
Nopalero, 2023
Blown glass and mixed media
12 x 9 x 9 in
30.5 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
30.5 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
Further images
In conjunction with the imagery of the Latin Exoskeleton series, Nopalero is a glass-blown sculpture made to represent a luchador constructed from a nopal cactus. The brothers describe this Nopalero...
In conjunction with the imagery of the Latin Exoskeleton series, Nopalero is a glass-blown sculpture made to represent a luchador constructed from a nopal cactus. The brothers describe this Nopalero as possibly being “a rudo (rude), rather than a técnico (technical),” fighter, referencing luchador terms describing the trope of a ‘villain’ versus the ‘good’ wrestler. This Nopalero is seen with flowers growing from his battered body, contrasting to his ‘tough guy’ façade, standing upon a large resin casting of plastic lemons.
Exhibitions
Threading Glass: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2025Upward Mobility, McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; curators: René Paul Barilleaux, and Lauren Thompson, 2024
Literature
Fauerso, Neil, “A Strange Nightmare: the de la Torre Brothers’ Upward Mobility.” Glasstire, May 11, 2024 (illustrated)Romo, Ricardo, “The de la Torre Brothers Exhibition Upward Mobility Breaks New Creative Ground.” Substack, March 6, 2024 (illustrated)
