This Mixed Metal Parrot Sculpture attributed to Sergio Bustamante is an iconic and playful piece. Boho Chic Mid-Century Modern. Created from brass and copper, crafted in Mexico during the 1970s. A distinctive piece attributed to an internationally recognized artist. Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican artist and sculptor. He was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, in 1949, and studied architecture at the University of Guadalajara. Bustamante's first art exhibition showcased paintings and papier-mâché figures at the Galeria Misracha in Mexico City in 1966. In 1975, Bustamante was part of a group of artists that established the "Family Workshop Studio" in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. In the mid-1970s, his practice expanded to include wood and bronze sculpture. As with many of his metal sculptures, this piece is unsigned.