Artist and composer Mario Avila has enjoyed a colourful life. An accomplished guitarist and singer, he has also focused on sculpting, his primary materials being clay, cement and stained glass. In 1996 Mario Avila built a large clay sculpture, slapped a front door on it, and moved in. Located at the foot of Cerra del Tepozteco, it is an intriguing cavern-like home of elongated warrens, gnarled pillars and sunken foot baths, a spontaneous and ever-evolving work in progress, that serves to...
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Artist and composer Mario Avila has enjoyed a colourful life. An accomplished guitarist and singer, he has also focused on sculpting, his primary materials being clay, cement and stained glass. In 1996 Mario Avila built a large clay sculpture, slapped a front door on it, and moved in. Located at the foot of Cerra del Tepozteco, it is an intriguing cavern-like home of elongated warrens, gnarled pillars and sunken foot baths, a spontaneous and ever-evolving work in progress, that serves to stimulate Mario's passion for creativity
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