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'BANCA CON PATAS, BENCH WITH FEET', salvaged wood and volcanic stone

Creator: Julio Martínez Barnetche
Offered by: Marion Friedmann Gallery

Description
Sculptural bench, from a small furniture series by the artist called Shi Ho. A beautiful piece of salvaged Ailite wood (mexican alder wood) showing the design of time, with its naturally engraved pattern. Martinez is a prolific sculptor of precious and semi-precious stones, woods and metals, working between sculpture, furniture and objects. The piece is from a furniture series created in 2014. Shi Ho is a word from the Mazateco language, from the area of Oaxaca, meaning a 'union'. The bench gets into a union through 2 feet with a roughly carved piece of volcanic stone. The artist often takes his materials as he encounters them naturally and does not intervene too much, especially in the case of stones and wood. He never cuts a tree, he finds the wood in nature, in the garden of friends or at architectural salvage sites.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Mexico
Period:	New
Materials:	Direct carving on Mexican Alder wood (Ailite) and volcanic stone (recinto)
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	2014
Styles / Movements:	Contemporary, Studio Craft, Collectible Design
Incollect Reference #:	293458

Dimensions

W.	82.68 in;	H.	18.11 in;	D.	26.38 in;
W.	210 cm;	H.	46 cm;	D.	67 cm;

Message from Seller:

Marion Friedmann Gallery launched in 2011 in London and merges a penchant for the avant-garde with a passion to celebrate and promote the most remarkable emerging and established contemporary designers. The gallery represents eclectic & eccentric collectible design with a special interest in`Materiality ́as well as in pieces with a positive environmental message. The objects range from furniture, lighting, objets d`art, jewelry and sculpture. We develop bespoke and special commissions.

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