After six years of living in the heart of Saint Michael, specifically on Calle de Aldama, the artist spread his paper wings towards new horizons, landing specifically in Madrid where he explores his facet in the art of kirigami.

Kirigami is known as the art of cut-out paper, unlike origami which is the art of folded paper and has its origins in China where paper was invented.

The artist also known by the nickname of @jirafalada On Instagram, she plays with all kinds of shapes and shadows to bring her creations to life, highlighting the delicate and subtle shapes of insects and the fragility of their wings, whose texture is transferred very well to paper. 

It is the small details such as the play of light and some of the mechanisms that Wido uses to bring his art to life that make them stand out and have their own stamp. 

Paper sculpture was started by Wido almost since he was a child, as his artistic family was a great support and influence in his decision to dedicate himself to his passion, whether on his father's side, who had a ceramics workshop, or on his mother's side, who owned a sewing workshop. 

It is in San Miguel in spaces like Atrio with sculptures of skulls with Monarch Butterfly wings, and in Lukas with gigantic Catrinas as well as on Day of the Dead where you can observe his masterful work of art that still remains in our beloved town.

Now he usually creates works for the Casa de México Foundation in Spain, the last exhibition of which was a piece of cardboard that alluded to Frida Kahlo's painting “Wounded Deer” and whose striking composition did not fail to impact all those who were able to contemplate the offering.

Having studied plastic arts at the University of Guanajuato, he first approached the art of papier-mâché in order to explore other types of art such as cardboard and kirigami, resulting in “El Nahual”, which is one of our favorite pieces as it portrays this magician as a sculpture of a red animal with horns whose mask can be removed to reveal that underneath is a dog that refers to the Xoloitzcuintle.

Although he has no plans to return to San Miguel at the moment, he has not lost hope of returning to collaborate with such a beloved place where we are sure he will continue to implement his delicate creative art and where we will welcome him with open arms.