José Soler Art - Steel Silk. Mirror. XXL

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’m used to feeling its hardness and strength, and when I see that force represented in the essence of metal sculptures, but with this new collection I want to do the opposite: something even more challenging, which is to endow it with sensitivity and trick the viewer by showing a sculpture made from hard, resistant steel that looks like silk, that looks like a delicate and elegant piece, simple and delicate yet visually powerful.

They are pieces of stainless steel finished with reliefs and with meticulous attention given to every detail. With them I seek a more carefree elegance and the desire to produce a deception in the viewer’s mind, like an optical trompe l’oeil.

They are forged pieces with utmost care, in an idyllic environment, 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 groundbreaking designs, so, with these vertical, wall-based 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 venerate this material so primitive, for it makes everything possible, with no limits to creation or to creativity. Even steel can seem as light as silk.

The piece plays a mirror-like effect that makes light bounce and creates spectacular light and shadow games, crafting a sculpture at the forefront of contemporary art.

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 out the melody that lives inside 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 Architecture.
- Graduate in building engineering.
- Program for European Projects in the Cultural and Creative Sector
- Official Craftsman of the Region of Murcia

Subsidies received:
-2021: Development of the project “Steel Silk.” Financial aid, under a regime of competitive concurrence, aimed at professionals in the visual and plastic arts for the development of projects. (REGIÓN DE MURCIA, CONSEJERÍA DE EDUCACIÓN Y CULTURA E INSTITUTO DE INDUSTRIAS CULTURALES Y DE LAS ARTES DE LA REGION DE MURCIA ( ICA ))
-2020: Development of the project “The Three Pillars.” Financial aid, under a regime of competitive concurrence… SAME as “Steel Silk”
-2019: PLAN EXE subsidized by the autonomous community for the promotion of the artist and his work, with a solo 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 Biennial Prize- Venice, Italy
2016- Palma d’Oro Per l’Arte. Monte Carlo. Monaco.


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