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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xmToe0GrYo
Explanation of the work:
As we all know about metal, steel is one of the hardest and most resistant materials that we have, as a master of steel, I am used to feeling its hardness and strength and seeing that strength represented in metal sculptures, for this reason now I want to do quite the opposite, something even more complicated, which is to endow sensitivity and deceive the viewer by showing a sculpture made of hard and resistant steel but that looks like silk, that looks like a sensitive and elegant piece, simple and delicate but at the same time visually powerful.
They are stainless steel pieces finished in reliefs and with meticulous attention paid to every detail. With them I look for a more relaxed elegance and the balance between discreet charm and the desire to produce an aesthetic impact by creating a trompe l'oeil in the viewer.
They are pieces forged by hand, with great care, in an idyllic setting, in full connection with steel and art. They are born with the sound of each studied hammer blow, of strength and delicacy, and from there flow the notes of their apparently wrinkled and open movements.
I am seduced by artisanal and groundbreaking designs, so with these vertical and wall sculptures, I focus on being part of a new reality, where I look for color, texture and sinuous shapes. Who would say that it is steel? These sculptures, with their magically wrinkled appearance, make me venerate this primitive material, since it makes everything possible, without limits to creation or creativity. Even steel can seem light as silk.
The piece creates a game of mirror effect that makes it play with light and that reflection and its shapes make spectacular games of light and shadow.
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José Soler is a sculptor based in Spain whose works have been exhibited nationally, as well as in Monaco, Italy and France. Through each of his pieces, he strives to bring out the melody that lives within each of us. Soler cites the conversion of cold steel into sculpture as his way of connecting with what is invisible to our eyes and what can only be perceived with universal feelings.
- Diploma in Technical Architect.
- Graduated in building engineering.
- Program for European Projects in the Cultural and Creative Sector
- Integrated art courses
- Official craftsman of the Region of Murcia
Scholarships and grants:
2021: Development of the "Silk of steel" project. Financial aid, under a competitive concurrence regime, aimed at professionals in the plastic and visual arts for the development of projects. (REGION OF MURCIA, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL INDUSTRIES AND ARTS OF THE REGION OF MURCIA ( ICA ))
2020: Development of the "The Three Pillars" project. Economic aid, under a competitive concurrence regime, aimed at professionals in the plastic and visual arts for the development of projects. (REGION OF MURCIA, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL INDUSTRIES AND ARTS OF THE REGION OF MURCIA ( ICA ))
2020: The Plan for Exhibition Spaces of the Region of Murcia 'EXE 2022'EXE subsidized by the autonomous community for the promotion of the artist and his work, with a final individual exhibition. "Forged the Oceans"
2019: PLAN EXE subsidized by the autonomous community for the promotion of the artist and his work, with a final solo exhibition. "Forged Nature"
Awards:
2022- Accesis Crearte Molina. Murcia
2018- Prize of the critics- Genoa, Italy
2017- Artista dell´ Anno Trophy- Cesenatico, Italy
2017- Biennale Leone deiDogi Award- Venice, Italy
2016- Palma d'Oro Per l'Art. Monte Carlo. Monaco.
Individual expositions:
2021-“The Three Pillars”. Babel Gallery. Murcia. Spain.
2020-“Metal sculptures”. Babel Gallery. Murcia. Spain.
2020-“Dances of metal”. Carmen Art Laboratory. Murcia. Spain.
2019-"Forged Nature". Project "Exhibition Spaces of the Region of Murcia". Spain.
2019-“The abstraction of metal”. Exhibition Fair of the Day in the Region of Murcia. Murcia. Spain.
2018-“Forging the wind” Estela Docal Gallery. Santander. Spain.
Learn more about José Soler:
www.josesolerart.com
Instagram: @josesoler.art 67373987
