José Soler Art - Steel Silk. Gold

Introduction José Soler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xmToe0GrYo

Explanation of the work:

Steel is one of the hardest and most resistant materials we have. As a master of steel, I am used to feeling its hardness and strength, and seeing that force represented in the essence of metal sculptures. But with this new collection I want to do the opposite, something even more complex: to endow it with sensitivity and to trick the viewer by showing a sculpture made of hard, resistant steel that looks like silk, that seems a delicate and elegant piece, simple and delicate yet visually powerful.

They are stainless steel pieces finished with reliefs, with meticulous attention paid to every detail. With them I seek a more relaxed elegance and the desire to create a deception in the viewer’s mind, like a trompe l’oeil.

They are forged pieces with utmost care, in an idyllic setting, in full connection with steel and art. They are born with the sound of every fold, of strength and delicacy, and from there flow the notes of their movements, apparently wrinkled and open.

I am seduced by artisanal and breaking designs; thus, with these vertical, wall-mounted sculptures, I focus on becoming part of a new reality, where I seek color, texture, and sinuous forms. Who would say it’s steel? These sculptures, with a magically wrinkled appearance, make me revere this primitive material, for it makes everything possible, with no limits to creation or to creativity. Even steel can look as light as silk.

The piece plays with a mirror-like effect that causes light to bounce and generate spectacular plays of light and shadow, creating a sculpture at the forefront of contemporary art.

It hangs easily like a painting.
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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 to light the melody that lives inside each of us. Soler cites the transformation 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.
- Graduate in Building Engineering.
- Program for European Projects in the Cultural and Creative Sector
- Official Craftsman of the Murcia Region

Subsidies received:
-2021: Development of the project “Steel Silk.” Financial aid, under competitive regime, aimed at professionals of the visual and plastic arts for the development of projects. (MURCIA REGION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND THE INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL INDUSTRIES AND THE ARTS OF THE MURCIA REGION ( ICA ))
-2020: Development of the project “The Three Pillars.” Financial aid, under competitive regime… SAME as “Steel Silk”
-2019: PLAN EXE subsidized by the autonomous community for the promotion of the artist and his work, with an individual exhibition.

Awards:

2022- Artistic Merit. Luxembourg Art Prize. Luxembourg
2022- Accesis Crearte Molina. Murcia
2018- Prize of the critics- Genoa, Italy
2017- Artist of the Year Trophy- Cesenatico, Italy
2017- Leone dei Dogi Biennale Award- Venice, Italy
2016- Palma d’Oro for Art. Monte Carlo. Monaco