Blank by Marc Monzó Exhibition – Klimt02 Gallery Barcelona
Opening: wednesday June 10th from 19:30 h
(Blank pendnt & ring – 2015 – 18 kt gold)
Marc Monzó presents on his second solo show at Klimt02 Gallery, the new body of work Blank. A series of 6 pieces worked out from industrially produced gold sheets without any treatment. At the exhibition will be also a selection of recent iconic works. The best opportunity to see and appreciate the craft skills of the Barcelona jeweler, one of the most internationally renowned Catalan artists.
Marc Monzó Bracelet: Eclipse, 2014 Silver 70 x 70 mm
« Blank is a collection of objects open to interpretation, entities straddling two states. They generate dialogue between a noble material, gold, and a bare appearance, with no finish: pieces made from industrially produced gold sheets bent into shape, assembled and welded. The objects strike a fragile balance, but are clear and sincere at the same time. They are almost prototypes, produced through the minimum amount of operations. They have been made by hand, with virtually no tools, as if without technique or craftsmanship, with no desire to control. They display their limitations, the difficulties involved in their manufacture, their adjustments and corrections.
Their shape does not lie or conceal; it reflects a procedure, a way of working. They are the record of the operations to which they have been subjected, the memory of what has happened to them. They look as if they have been made quickly, as if absent-mindedly, in an embryonic form; yet in fact they embody a life of patience, learning and dedication. « / David Steegman
Marc Monzó Earrings: Infinite White, 2015 Silver, Enamel 45 x 14 mm
« I collect real objects and images, seized from my daily surroundings. In fact, my studio is an endlessly growing collection of bits and pieces, both visible and invisible that becomes parts of a map I keep updating and revising. My work is a treasure hunt among things and ideas finally fashioning into pieces of jewellery made to be desired, worn, questioned, or loved. « Marc Monzó
Marc Monzó Earrings: Blank, 2015 18 kt gold 35 x 15 mm
Marc Monzó Bracelet: Cabin, 2014 Silver, Iron perclorurum 80 x 80 mm
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