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Enrique Garbison |
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Garbison is an amazing artist and a craftsman. His
copper lamps are printed in its essence with a reminiscent
colonial quality. It makes them perfect for spaces and
buildings that gave life to this period of Latin American
history. Furthermore, they are a national artistic
reference.
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"The design of my lamps is linked to the
place where they will be placed. It's inusual that I make a
lamp blindly, without knowing who is going to iluminate or what
will its space. The fact that they are worked in copper, and are
burned give them a perception of antiquity. However, I recognize
that I have been attracted by Colonial style. I cannot do modern art
and it does not inspire me"
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In addition
to the lamps for roofs, walls, gardens and cooking, among others, Garbison also
makes bells for kitchen, oven doors, chandeliers and other decorative objects.
Pieces are combinated with other objects such as glass and ceramic. |
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He works alone in
his workshop in the Island of Margarita. The artist can spend up
to 25 days to produce a single lamp. |
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"Who buys it can be absolutely
sure that the piece is unique. You would never copy because you could not do it, even
you would like. Indeed, each design responds
to a specific place." |
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The greatest
dream of this craftsman is to produce large pieces for churches
of Margarita, whose hard work and challenge give
him a dire need to leave a great legacy to those places
where faith and art are combined to perfection |
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Text: Brigitte Hernández Escalona |
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Sol of Margarita - 28/11/2005 |
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