Cactus Gallery LA
33 LA ARAÑA (The Spider)/ Spidora by artist Eden Folwell
$ 425.00
Acrylic on birch floater panel, 9 x 11.5 x 0.5" frame edge
Also shown here is the original Don Clemente Gallo card for LA ARAÑA.
The riddle associated with this image:
Atarántamela a palos, no me la dejes llegar.
Beat it silly with a stick, do not let it near me.
This piece was inspired by a popular sideshow attraction in the late 1800s. Spidora appeared to hover on top of a giant net. She would take questions from viewers and could move the legs using hidden tubing. Here is one of the original Spidora performers.
