Work / Sculpture

Of bronze and eucalyptus

Material: Copper and eucalyptus wood
Technique: Carving on wood, embossing and chiseling on bronze.
Iconography: Andean woman
Location: Personal collection
Description: Sculpture of 19.7” (50 cm) x 39.8” (100 cm), whose face is of 11.8” (30 cm) x 15.7” (40 cm) x 3.9” (10 cm), based on a feminine face embossed and chiseled in bronze and hair carved in wood.

The artist

“I made this piece to participate in the “Carved in Wood” exhibition in Peru. I chose dead eucalyptus from the chimba, Chinchorro area of Arica. First, I worked on the bronze embossing since it is harder to change the shape, it is the one in charge. Then, I carved the wood so the bronze could fit in the eucalyptus to achieve the effect of a face inside a long hairdo.”