Colima Artworks

Whether inspired by natural forms (plant, animal or human) or by an advanced degree of abstraction, the works of the Colima culture surprise by the fullness and diversity of its forms, the result of a highly evolved plastic sensibility. In this rich artistic production, the visual reality was modified by the artist’s hand until it was often transformed into an abstract design. But whatever the artist’s subject be -a crab, a dog, a pumpkin held by three parrots, a warrior, a water-bearer, or a ball-player- these formal subjects were solved in a way that didn’t interfere with the functional aspect of the container they were represented on.