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"Memory of touch (2)" Sculpture

Oscar Guido Barbery, Italy

Sculpture, Modeling of Ceramic

5.5 W x 12.8 H x 4.1 D in

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Like a trace emerging from clay, the piece folds between the human and the geological. Its polished surface holds the memory of touch, while its curves suggest a sleeping body or an ancient terrain. Cuerpos de Terracota explores matter as a threshold—between skin and soil, between what we are and wh...

Year Created:

2024

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Method:

Sculpture, Modeling of Ceramic

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One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

5.5 W x 12.8 H x 4.1 D in

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No

Frame:

Not Framed

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Certificate is Included

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Ships in a Crate

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Oscar Guido Barbery

About the Artist

Oscar Guido Barbery

Italy

My artistic practice began with photography, a medium I explored for over twenty years to investigate symbolic projections of identity through portraiture. In Bolivia, I developed much of my photographic work and received several awards that solidified my identity as an artist. I participated in more than thirty exhibitions, collaborations, and residencies with institutions, galleries, and art centers.

Seeking new expressive forms, I moved to Barcelona, Spain, where I pursued further education with a Master’s in Contemporary Artistic Creation. That path eventually led me to study ceramics at the Escola Industrial de Barcelona. Four years of direct engagement with clay gave rise to a deeper sculptural practice—one centered on matter, the body, and the representation of expanded bodies.

Ceramic sculpture has become a fundamental part of my artistic language. I work with a material charged with symbolism, where spoken language falls short.

I currently live in Rimini, Italy, where I maintain a ceramic workshop and photography studio. I continue to experiment and research the sculptural and discursive potential of clay. I also spend extended periods in Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina—places that remain emotionally and professionally vital to me.

You can find more details about my awards, exhibitions, residencies, and publications on my website.
Thank you for your interest in my work. Artists always need the gaze of the other to become artists.

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Mi práctica artística comenzó con la fotografía, medio que utilicé durante más de veinte años para explorar las proyecciones simbólicas de la identidad a través del retrato. Fue en Bolivia donde desarrollé gran parte de mi obra fotográfica y donde obtuve reconocimientos que consolidaron mi identidad como artista. Allí realicé más de treinta exposiciones, colaboraciones y residencias con instituciones, galerías y centros de arte.

En la búsqueda de nuevos lenguajes expresivos, me trasladé a Barcelona, España, donde inicié una nueva etapa formativa. Realicé un Máster en Creación Artística Contemporánea que me condujo, posteriormente, a estudiar cerámica en la Escuela Industrial de Barcelona. Cuatro años de contacto directo con el barro fueron suficientes para dar un lugar central a la escultura en mi práctica. El trabajo con la materia y el cuerpo me permitió representar otros cuerpos: cuerpos expandidos.

La escultura en cerámica es hoy una parte esencial de mi práctica artística.

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