Sculptors in Barcelona, Aram Nikogosyan

Professional Sculptor and Draftsman

Sculpture workshop in Barcelona
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Marble

For thousands of years, great sculpture masters have used marble as the principal material due to its beauty and natural purity. The great Italian sculptor Michelangelo made almost all of his work with carrara white marble and achieved spectacular effects, attaining perfection in the smallest detail.

Creating a marble sculpture takes a lot of work and a high profession level. The cost is slightly higher than for bronze.

Marble can be of many types: pure white, white with gray stripes, red, brown, black, with drawings, and many other varieties. You can choose depending on the environment. Sculpture made from this material can be beautiful thanks to its natural color and brightness and because its authenticity always attracts.

Terracotta (clay)

This material is more economical because it does not require as many technical impediments. Here are only the clay and the artist. Terracotta is very pretty and can be various colors: white, red, brown. It can also be colored to have a natural shine. The color of clay is hot and is a pleasure to the eye. It is a perfect decoration of high quality.

Bronze

Bronze is a metal made from the combination of copper and aluminum. Its natural color is golden, but it can also have other colors, which are achieved under the effects of liquid chemicals (skids) that work like paint. These can be black, brown, yellow, red, green, etc. They can also have a natural shine.

It is the material most often used for sculpture thanks to its properties: it is resistant, strong, flexible, sustainable (forever) and allows you do make very delicate things, like a tree leaf, and at the same time strong and able to withstand a lot of weight. For example, it could be an enormous horse jumping on two thin legs that can hold it up perfectly.

A bronze work is complicated, it requires teamwork: sculptor, molding and casting specialist, chisel assembly (I am also a specialist) and additional details, until the work is ready for presentation. For these reasons bronze sculpture is expensive but pretty and eternal. It is an object of great value.

Wood

Woodwork, just as marble, is exclusive and unique, and requires a high level professional artist. Wood has always been a special decoration, familiar and personal, especially in country houses. Its texture is unique; it appears live and breathing. It cannot be confused with other materials and its authenticity is notable.

Wooden sculpture keeps a home warm and brings luck. It can be covered with varnish and tinged with different colors: brown, red, black, etc.

Gypsum (plaster)

It is a completely white material and rigid media. It is mixed with water and is worked on when wet. Once mixed, after an hour it is dry and hard. It is used for decoration when promptness is needed and it is very economical. It can be used to design reliefs on the walls and make copies in bulk for sculptures, vases, etc. It can also be painted.

Drawing and painting

Drawing or painting does not require as much physical effort and complications but it also requires time and a high level of study and experience. It can be done in black and white or in color.

Black and white can be done with a special pencil, charcoal or dry oil on paper. Painting in color can be done with oils on canvas or with pastels on paper. These jobs are usually portraits, which can be done from a photograph or in person, unless it is something creative that is done to my taste.