Name: Ludovico Horta
Brand: Tomàs Barceló
SKU: Ludovico Horta
Price: 340.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

An ancient-style bronze-like gorilla mask with detailed facial carvings and a textured patina, mounted against a plain white background.

Ludovico Horta

Tomás Barceló

Ludovico Horta

Wall-mounted sculpture

340,00 €

An enigmatic sculpted face framed by an enveloping structure and adorned with reliefs, symbols and geometric forms. Earthy patinas and metallic tones enhance its archaic character, evoking a ritual mask from an imaginary civilization.

Sculpture modeled in fine grog refractory clay and reproduced in resin with details sculpted in epoxy putty. Painted with shellac, chalk paint, acrylics, ferric paint, and varnish.

23 x 32 x 11 cm | 10 x 13 x 5 in

Design open to multiple reproductions, with slight variations in finishes for a customized option, with no limit to the number of copies.

Tomás Barceló's passion for sculpture drives him to explore a wide range of styles and techniques, from classical and archaic sculpture to natural modeling and experimentation with both traditional and contemporary methods. His curiosity leads him to work with plaster carving, assemblage, embossing, and polychromy, combining diverse materials and innovative approaches in his creations.

Barceló not only seeks to preserve the richness of traditional sculptural techniques but also to reinterpret them in a modern context, creating a unique language that reflects both the weight of history and the freshness of constant artistic exploration.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Tomás Barceló

Tomás Barceló, a Mallorcan sculptor and disciple of the master J.S. Jassans at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona, blends his passion for archaic sculpture with assemblage and polychromy.

Throughout his life, his boundless curiosity has led him to roles as a teacher, lifeguard, mariachi, bagpiper, film sculptor, and gallery artist, among others. His work is the culmination of his love for form and color, inspired by ancient art in his youth, fantasy and science fiction in his teenage years, and building toys from his childhood.

With each piece, Barceló seeks to restore sculpture to its place as a popular art, accessible and present in every home once again.