Pablo Atchugarry Exhibition
Hollis Taggart Galleries
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Following the success of his first New York show at Hollis Taggart Galleries in 2011, sculptor Pablo Atchugarry returns with 19 pieces that demonstrate his strong technical skills and devotion to his craft. He recognizes the hardships of direct carving̶ physical effort, precision, patience̶ but by living in stone, Atchugarry creates works that are both graceful and commanding.
Atchugarry’s workshop is located in Lecco, Italy, where he is close to the material he uses for his sculpture. The sculptor is a direct carver who eschews the system of having others execute a work for him. The artist is the one seen drawing on and chiseling the block, and he alone breathes life into his pieces.
One appropriately titled piece Life in Stone (2013) demonstrates Atchugarry’s ability to defy the massive weight of the Carrara marble to create a soaring and elegant work reaching toward the sky. A smaller-scale piece of Pink Portugese marble depicts deep, thick accordion folds of pure movement. Although abstract in nature, Atchugarry’s sculptures are evocative of human-like forms, breaking waves, and still lifes.
The artist has long been recognized in Europe as a leading sculptor; his public commissions are located throughout Europe, South America, and the United States, and his work is held in private collections around the world. In 1999, the Pablo Atchugarry Museum was inaugurated in Lecco. His foundation, opened in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in 2007, is a museum, gallery, and sculpture park.
[Image: Pablo Atchugarry “Life in Stone” (2013) Carrara marble, 65 3/8 x 11 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.]
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from November 07, 2013 to January 04, 2014