Mariana Tiel IV Mug or an artifact of reverence

or an artifact of reverence

Tomàs Barceló continues his exploration of the enigmatic figure of Kal IX

La mirada perdida y los labios apenas entreabiertos refuerzan el carácter íntimo de la pieza

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as if the figure exists suspended between the human and the artificial

Mariana Tiel IV Mug or an artifact of reverenceThe childlike face, with closed eyes and sealed lips, appears immersed in an ancient slumber, as if it had lain for centuries in a mineral silence. The textured, pigmented surface recalls the erosion of stone by time, yet also suggests the tenderness of sleeping clay, as though every crack held a warm, domestic, intimate memory. Sculpture carved in plaster, based on a cast from a fine grog refractory clay model, and reproduced in resin. Painted with