Marion Friedmann Gallery

HACHA Egypt jewellery collection by Julio Martínez Barnetche

Necklace in ebony wood, lapis lazuli and solid .950 silver, gold−plated from the Egypt jewellery collection hand-carved by Mexican artist Julio Martínez Barnetche.

HACHA Egypt jewellery collection by Julio Martínez Barnetche

hacha - NECKLACE
from the ‘EGYPT’ COLLECTION, 2021

by JULIO MARTÍNEZ BARNETCHE

SIZE: D: ~ 12.7 cm // D: 5”
MATERIAL: Ebony wood, 1st-grade Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan and solid .950 silver, gold−plated. Direct carving and lost wax casting techniques.
UNIQUE PIECE

Marion Friedmann Gallery is thrilled to present EGYPT, the recent jewellery collection by Mexican stone sculptor and designer Julio Martínez Barnetche. First-grade Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan, ebony wood and gold leaf are the core of Julio’s bold EGYPT jewellery collection, which consists of 18 unique pieces. The artist combines these three materials in his pieces and unites them masterfully.

Without intention this collection resumes the sacredness of Egyptian art. Lapis Lazuli, Ebony wood and gold leaf have been present since ancient times. These three materials are the core of Julio’s bold EGYPT jewellery collection, which consists of 18 unique pieces. The artist combines different materials in his pieces and unites them masterfully to a coherent object full of surprise and the power to make us wonder.

Direct carving masters in stone are belonging to a genre that is more and more disappearing. The work of Julio Martínez Barnetche is of high technical mastery combined with a creative fluidity that has the capacity to reveal the aesthetics hidden in the crystalline structures of the stones or the inner life of wood specimens. Martínez Barnetche, who is an established pioneer of the direct carving technique, continues to stretch the limits within his three-dimensional work to new heights.