‘CLAVADISTA’ - LIGHT SCULPTURE with AMBER [from the ‘Brains collection’]

by JULIO MARTÍNEZ BARNETCHE, Mexico 2023

SIZE SCULPTURE: H: 48 x 63 x 45 cm // H: 18.89" x 24.8" x 17.71"
SIZE AMBER 1: 15 x 6 x 7 cm // 6 x 2 ⅜ x 2 ¾ “
SIZE AMBER 2: 14 x 6 x 4 cm // 5 ½ x 2 ⅜ x 1 ½ “
WEIGHT: 13 kg
MATERIAL: Direct carving in Mexican Amber from Simojovel, Chiapas, hand forged brass, ash wood from Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos, México, and bendable lighting arm

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STORY:
CLAVADISTA is the latest of Julio's whimsical light sculptures. A striking light object that displays two big carved amber pieces. At the side is a flexible brass arm with a subtle lightsource to light up the two striking amber pieces. The brass display arms can swivel and allow for various constellations.

The high-quality amber is composed of two carved pieces that are formed by the same rock. They display extremely greenish reflections and have a strong clarity with red veins. Original weight of both pieces of 460 g. After a 20-year period of extreme excavations at the famous Chiapas amber mines, today the amber extraction is at its lowest point in more than 40 years. High-quality stones have become quite rare and expensive.