THE TOMB
Under the authorship of the Mexican sculptor Piti Luna , originally from Saltillo, Coahuila, the monument to La Adelita consists of the body of a beautiful revolutionary woman in her iconic dress, lying on a bed of roses with open cheeks behind her.
This bronze sculpture will be mounted on a marble base, with approximate dimensions of 2.10 meters long, 0.70 meters wide, and 1.5 meters high.
THE LOCATION
The grave is located in the San Felipe Cemetery , in the city of Del Rio, Texas .
THE SCULPTURE
Leslie Luna, affectionately called Piti Luna by her family, was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, on October 8, 1982. She is the youngest of two sisters who, like her father Armando Luna, a renowned sculptor from northern Mexico, dedicated themselves to making sculptures from a very young age. She has lived in the city of Sabinas , Coahuila, since she was 9 years old.
His first contact with bronze was in Mexico City, when he accompanied his father to cast his works, including the 4-meter-high monument to "Don Eufrasio Sandoval."
In 1998 she met the Italian sculptor Mario Pachiolli who, amazed by her work, invited her to Florence, Italy , to attend his art school LA BOTEGA .
Upon his return to Mexico, he and his father dedicated themselves to creating monumental sculptures for the Coahuila state government. In 2004, he held his first exhibition in San Antonio, Texas , at the Sculptors Dominions gallery, where he also teaches classes for children and adolescents.
In 2011, the sculpture "Nuestra Libertad" was inaugurated in the main park of Sabinas , Coahuila. The monument was created by Piti Luna, who was inspired by one of his previous works, "Luna," to create the model, which has now become an icon of the city of Sabinas .
Learn more about Piti Luna on its official website: www.pitiluna.com
THE WORK
The following shows the sequence of the process of making the project model.
