Padrina II Framed print with its serene and symmetrical

with its serene and symmetrical face

The artist’s intention is to offer the work exactly as it was completed

This sculpture is one of the projects developed in the courses Barceló teaches on Domestika

while the composition suggests a fragile balance between choice and prohibition

Padrina II Framed print with its serene and symmetricalThis old woman's face, sculpted with tenderness and melancholy, seems to carry centuries of memory. The folds of time run across her metallic skin, and her closed eyes suggest a profound calm, as if she had reached a wisdom that no longer needs words. The bluish hood, with its mineral texture, reinforces her aura of quiet dignity and introspection. Sculpture modeled in fine grog refractory clay and reproduced in resin. Painted with shellac, chalk