ARAÑA | SPIDER - JADE SCULPTURE
by Julio Martínez Barnetche, 2022
MATERIAL: Direct carving and lost wax. Black jadeite, opals from Querétaro, silver.
SIZE: 18 x 16 x 16 cm // 7” x 6.3” x 6.3”
A delicate sculpture directly carved in black jadeite with silver parts cast in the lost wax technique. The jadeite is inset with opals from Querétaro. Made by the artist Julio Martínez Barnetche, a Mexican contemporary artist who is a stone and carving specialist.
Julio Martínez Barnetche (b. 1974, México City) is a Méxican stone sculptor and designer working with precious and semiprecious stones. His oeuvre entails not only sculpture but also furniture in special wood, stone and metal combinations, jewellery, as well as tableware and cooking devices in volcanic stone. Martinez Barnetche's work moves easily between pure sculpture, furniture and objects.
