Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art mushrooms This bold panther mask by

This bold panther mask by master carver Luis Pablo feels like a sleek fragment of the night sky

Humans are portrayed in a variety of poses that continue to challenge art historians

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is mesmerizing the wide eyes seem to watch intently

At the center rises a turquoise tree of life

Cristo Escamilla: Wire Bat Wire Art mushrooms This bold panther mask byArtist Cristo Escamilla's murcilago is in mid flight and completely weightless. Wings fully outstretched, body tucked in, it possesses the suspended quality of something caught between one moment and the next. The wings showcase Cristo's unexpected approach. Instead of the dense, looped mesh used for bodies, the wing membrane consists of fine parallel wire strands stretched between black wire finger bones. These strands are so thin and evenly spaced