{"product_id":"boneca-minhota-15-cm-julia-cota","title":"Boneca Minhota I Statuette by Júlia Côta - 15 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique piece, this statuette is a representation of life in rural Minho (the Cradle of Portugal), combining primary and shimmering colours, feminine ornaments such as hats and earrings, and the daily concerns of women, such as flowers, chickens, fish, eggs...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Boneca Minhota (Minho Doll, in Northern Portugal) is the most authentic expression of Julia Côta's personal and creative world, where she naively shapes clay, representing what she sees around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cf2121;\"\u003eWhat I like\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAn unclassifiable statuette, halfway between craftsmanship and naive art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA burlesque evocation of the traditions and mythologies of rural Minho, always imbued with sensibility and respect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA work that is ultimately very modern once removed from its environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2729\/7772\/files\/luisa_small.png?v=1521570175\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnique piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHeight: approx. 15 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWeight: approx. 700 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDelivered with its certificate of authenticity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant to know more?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJúlia Côta is today one of the greatest living ambassadors of \"\u003cem data-end=\"247\" data-start=\"225\"\u003eFigurado de Barcelos\u003c\/em\u003e\", an emblematic artistic movement of Portuguese popular art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGranddaughter of João Domingos Côta da Rocha – considered the father of the famous \"\u003cem data-end=\"413\" data-start=\"395\"\u003eGalo de Barcelos\u003c\/em\u003e\", she was initiated at the age of 9 into the art of clay modeling, a skill she has never ceased to deepen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2729\/7772\/files\/Falille_cota_1024x1024.jpg?v=1752243312\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"871\" data-start=\"544\"\u003eAt nearly 90 years old, Júlia has become a true legend. Welcomed with honours during her appearances, she is regularly visited in her small house in Barcelos, now located on a street proudly bearing her name, by artists from all over the world who come to meet her as one visits an icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1268\" data-start=\"873\"\u003eHer works, at once naive, expressive, and profoundly human, are now part of private collections, exhibited in galleries around the world, and lead to exhibitions and retrospectives. But despite this international recognition, Júlia has remained true to herself: simple, generous, touched by every mark of attention... and always with her hands in the clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1404\" data-start=\"1270\"\u003eShe continues, with tenderness and humility, to pass on her art to her daughter Prazeres, thus perpetuating a unique family tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo discover all of Júlia Côta's works still available for sale, please click on the photo below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.luisa-paixao.com\/collections\/statuettes-du-portugal\" title=\"Le monde fantastique de Julia Cota\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2729\/7772\/files\/Julia_et_ses_statuettes_1024x1024.jpg?v=1617639916\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo find out more about Júlia Côta and her story, you can read our article \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luisa-paixao.com\/blogs\/la-vie-au-portugal\/julia-cota\" title=\"Le monde fantastique de Julia cota artiste portugaise\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe fantastic world of Júlia Côta\u003c\/a\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"JUCO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30279953252395,"sku":"JUCA-028","price":755.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2729\/7772\/files\/petite-statuette-en-terre-cuite-du-portugal-par-julia-cota-boneca-minhota-15-cm-julia-cota-1161626722.jpg?v=1746792755","url":"https:\/\/luisa-paixao.com\/en-pl\/products\/boneca-minhota-15-cm-julia-cota","provider":"Luisa Paixao","version":"1.0","type":"link"}