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Artist Makes Stone Look Soft By Twisting, Folding And Peeling It
José Manuel Castro López manipulates stone like it was soft clay. His sculptures are full of twists and turns, waves and wrinkles which contrast with the tough material and make you question the laws of physics.
The Spanish artist draws inspiration from Galician mythology: "My relationship with the stone is not physical, but magical," he told The Creators Project. "It recognizes me, it obeys me…we understand each other. My stones are not lifeless. They manifest themselves". To create these smooth textures López uses mostly quartz and granite.
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Sally Vogel 9 years ago
How does he do this? The rock surface looks original...but can't be.???
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Brigitta Zsiros 9 years ago
The one on the right looks like the Grandmother Willow from Pocahontas :)
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Kirsten Preston 9 years ago
Love this! I imagine getting born, and as my head presents, I scream in fear of this new world !
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Casandra Nițescu 9 years ago
he probably carved them out of bigger stones and then polished the surface to make them look smooth.
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Sick Boy 9 years ago
"Question the laws of physics"? Jesus, what for? Maybe question the properties of granite and quartz, but hardly even that. While these pieces are undoubtedly cool, there's nothing here that classical sculptors haven't already hit out of the park ages ago.
Marvin HoG 6 years ago
I like how he calls himself magic. Pretentious much? I mean granted I couldn't do what he does but I'm sure there's stuff I can do he can't and I wouldn't go around all "Oh but I'm amazing and magic and I bend the natural laws of the universe that's how incredible I am."
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Glynis Lailann 9 years ago
It would be interesting to see what the rocks or stones looked like before the sculptor started working with them.
Casandra Nițescu 9 years ago
he probably carved them out of bigger stones and then polished the surface to make them look smooth.
Load More Replies... Sick Boy 9 years ago
"Question the laws of physics"? Jesus, what for? Maybe question the properties of granite and quartz, but hardly even that. While these pieces are undoubtedly cool, there's nothing here that classical sculptors haven't already hit out of the park ages ago.
Marvin HoG 6 years ago
I like how he calls himself magic. Pretentious much? I mean granted I couldn't do what he does but I'm sure there's stuff I can do he can't and I wouldn't go around all "Oh but I'm amazing and magic and I bend the natural laws of the universe that's how incredible I am."
Load More Replies... Glynis Lailann 9 years ago
It would be interesting to see what the rocks or stones looked like before the sculptor started working with them.
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