Game Warden is a glass-blown, additive sculpture that reflects the impact of human interaction on environmental degradation and species extinction. The animal-like figure resembles a male deer—North America’s most trophy-hunted...
Game Warden is a glass-blown, additive sculpture that reflects the impact of human interaction on environmental degradation and species extinction. The animal-like figure resembles a male deer—North America’s most trophy-hunted species. However, in ancient Aztec culture, hunting, and harvesting prey was undertaken with utmost respect for the animal, leaving nothing to waste. Hunting for sport was entirely uncommon as it was seen as a direct opposition to customs that maintained the dignity of the wildlife. The Game Warden also stands atop a resin-cast pedestal containing tarot cards, symbolizing the weight of our past and present choices on the future.
Threading Glass: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2025 Upward Mobility, McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; curators: René Paul Barilleaux, and Lauren Thompson, 2024 What Are You Looking At?: An Eccentric Chorus of Artists Working in Glass, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, 2021-23
Literature
Ahmad, Emma, “Einar and Jamex de la Torre Sneak a Call to Action into Their Apocalyptic Party in Upward Mobility.” Southwest Contemporary, September 6, 2024 (illustrated)
