1.200€
This 2-dimensional sculpture is made of wire. The sculpture depicts four men sitting on a park bench all reading newspapers. The cap and the hat of the first two figures are made of the shapes cut from iron plate. The composition was inspired by a drawing I had made in the park where I take a drawing pad.
The idea of making wire sculptures came from several coincidences: I have the privilege to use the studios in the Bellas Artes Faculty in Madrid because one of the professors was a patient of mine. About the time of the European crisis which hit Spain very hard, my professor was moved from the clay sculpting to the studio for metal sculpting. This suited me very well as the bronze figures were very expensive to make so I started to make wire figures which resulted very much cheaper. I had had experience using wire and mesh, before, to make the armatures for my clay sculpting so I was accustomed to the material however I was fascinated with the cutting of iron plates with the blow torch and then the welding.
Technique: Sculpture
Subject: Books and poetry
Material: Wire and iron plate
Size: 100 / 256 cm
Year: 2015
