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My Work My Life My Art, Sculpture from Puerto Rico

By David Aponte Resto

Photo albums

  • Ancestreal Taino arts; Por Auther de Monumento Herencia Africana y Indigna en Puerto Rico David Aponte Resto

    Ancestreal Taino arts; Por Auther de Monumento Herencia Africana y Indigna en Puerto Rico David Aponte Resto

    20 images

    As a artist Am looking back in to our Taino, arts. As a way back in to our history. Here are some Petroglyph of our Taino peolpe. Tha Petroglyph can be seen by most of our on the island rivers. In the town were I live (Naguabo,) Taino name, for Land of meany waters.

  • Ino and the Guamo Taino art

    Ino and the Guamo Taino art

    3 images

    Ancestral wisdom
    El Guamo La llamda The calling

    by David Aponte Resto
    The Guamo

    Defined as a gift the from the Gods. The Guamo;better know as the sea couch the caracol the carrucho shell.
    Us all over the world to connect from soul too souls. in times of high alert, too times of reunions, in happy and yes, sad times and at the end of the day. balance.
    A very, powerful magic tool.
    so if you like Magic become a magician, with your imagination.
    let the world see. what has been loss. As far back to the very beginning.
    In the ancient times of the tainos world. the guamo was and is magic, so let put it to work.
    How only you can say and do. The power there. So stop the world and stared it Anew. Where in the arts of all kinds from music too the moves, too painting, sculptures, and writing, Using our imagination as a tool. Boricuas It's time to move and to move now.

  • Loyalty of truth friends

    Loyalty of truth friends

    8 images

    Legions of our island of Puerto Rico

  • Suger caine cutter

    Suger caine cutter

    8 images

    the caine cutter

  • Elena Elena

    Elena Elena

    6 images

    afocaribbean dances

  • Dona Maria

    Dona Maria

    4 images

    A mother and her lost son. her last act of compassion was the warming of hes feet.
    two feet wide and 19 inches tall. mada of paper mache 1988. on wooden base.can be reproduce in bronze

  • Bilarina Negra

    Bilarina Negra

    8 images

    My lateist work of art. I call her Grace in Graces. A young Black Teen At the top of her art.
    Her eyes are close but open to her accomplisment. Another name too discrive her is Luz or light.
    A Quot, I like to use is, one that state it best by Andre Gide " Art is a collaboration between
    God and the artist, and the less the artist dose the better" I hope you can feel her just by looking at her photos.
    she stands 20.5 inches Tall. at 20 lbs Made of Bronzes on a wood base.
    She can be seen in Naguabo Puerto Rico bo.higurillo 950 you are welcome to visit
    hes shop. Hacenda Fortunata monte Cristo lot 12

  • Sculpture from Pureto Rico

    Sculpture from Pureto Rico

    18 images

    Hi my name is David Aponte Resto and here are some photos. I have taken from my sculpture on the island of
    Puerto Rico, is the second oldist city of the new world. It's full of tradicion, culture and forklord.
    May 2004 I was commissioned by the Honorble Mayor William Miranda Marin of the City of Caguas to commemorate the contribution, of our black race, made on the island. I compose a monument of a Free black man 13 feet tall playing a bass drum called Buliador native to the island and two dances 8 feet tall all made of branzes. Celabrateing the abolishment of slavery on the island from Spain 1873. On March 22,2007 mark the unveiling of 134 years of freedom. I called it Rhythm. I hope you like like it. you comment would be greatly appciated.