While some see alebrijes as Mexican spirit animals, similar to a Native American totem, others say these famous Oaxacan wood carvings are little more than decorative Mexican folk art. This article ...

Twenty fantastic, colorful beasts known as alebrijes will be brightening Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library starting Saturday, just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month and Day of the Dead ...

Alebrijes are a unique Mexican form of art that have made their way into the U.S., paying homage to dreams and a world of imagination that combines various mystical creatures.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC13's Erik Barajas delves into the origin story of alebrijes and how this mythical creature became a mainstay of Mexican culture.

These Alebrijes inspired by Mexican folklore are going to bring people to the library in droves. The colors and the fanciful animals are fuel for the imagination." "I am honored to help kick off ...

Alebrijes are larger-than-life Mexican folk sculptures, often made with paper and cardboard in a papier-mâché-like style. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 82°F.

The alebrijes art form has an even more distinctly Mexican story that dates to a visual artist named Petro Linares López in the 1930s. The story goes that Linares had a terrible illness that ...

The art museum will feature alebrijes—giant colorful papier-mâché sculptures inspired by Mexican folk art—in a fall festival. Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

Alebrijes are a unique Mexican form of art that have made their way into the U.S., paying homage to dreams and a world of imagination that combines various mystical creatures.

Alebrijes are a unique Mexican form of art that have made their way into the U.S., paying homage to dreams and a world of imagination that combines various mystical creatures.