Saturday, October 26, 2024

Day 4444: Stone Sculptures, Assorted Faces.

"So Little Hope": junk collage, ink.

        

 



  

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Folds Soften Stone Sculptures



Untitled (2017), granite, 26 x 18 x 11 inches. Image courtesy of the artist and Cadogan Gallery,


Delicately peeled skin and supple folds appear where we’d least expect them in José Manuel Castro López’s stone sculptures (previously). From small boulders of granite and quartz found near his home in A Coruña, Spain, the artist carves and polishes delicate wrinkles that suggest fabric or the malleability of smashed, wet clay. For example, “Recorte de Piel,” or “Skin Peeling,” resembles an angular slice of potato skin carefully pulled away.


“Dedo de Dios” (2023), granite, 13 x 9 x 4 inches. Courtesy of Cadogan Gallery






“Recorte de Piel” (2021), granite, 15 x 12 x 5 inches. Image courtesy of Cadogan Gallery







A few works shown here are part of José Manuel Castro López’s exhibition at Cadogan Solo in Milan, which continues through October 31. See his Instagram for updates.





 Assorted Faces.


I like grids. In teaching, they were an excellent learning tool.




student work



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Just because ...

  
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2 comments:

elenor said...

Jacki, the grid with your faces is the best. They all look so happy.
Happy Sunday!

jacki long said...

Thank you, Elenor. Yes, smiling faces are a nice change. I am weary of the solemnity of the war -related art, but I am sure they are more than weary. Happy weekend.