Exvoto Mexican Folk Art - Man, Skeleton with Third Eye and Virgin contemporary art vulnerability

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Exvoto Mexican Folk Art - Man, Skeleton with Third Eye and Virgin contemporary art vulnerability12" x 9" A vibrant exvoto folk art painting by Christopher Rodriguez Contreras. A contemporary artist that tells a tale of gratitude. Contreras offers a window into the everyday life of the common people of Mexico through tales once told. Acrylic on tin. Signed "CR 24" bottom right. " on verso. Some minor scratches to painting. Unframed. Translation: "Filemon Juarez pays this exvoto to the dark skinned Virgin that the bony one with the human face