Comitl de Venado (Committee of Deer) Vessel
by Fabian Sanchez "Sanez" Calderón
Monterrey, Nueva León, Mexico
clay, oil paint
7.5” high x 9” diameter
Fabián Sanchez Calderón a.k.a. “Sanez” was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1986. Calderón creates both oil paintings on canvas and comitl (the Nahuatl word for earthenware vessels). The comitl are referred to as “olla intervenida” or modified pot, referencing the abstract painted design that takes this utilitarian object and makes it into a work of art.
Calderón is best known for his work in various collectives creating wall murals. His artistic style can be defined as an abstract composition between figurative pre-Hispanic elements and symbols, adding glyphs with different colors, and creating geometric figures based on simple lines.
Calderón’s work has been exhibited in galleries throughout Mexico including Oaxaca City, Mexico City, and San Miguel de Allende. His murals can be found in Coahuila, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Nayarit, Monterrey and Oaxaca.
