GEOMETRY AT STAGE. SAMUEL SAAVEDRA

In the late nineties I was working with renowned architects and artists like Mariscal, Santiago Roqueta and Felix Planalech in  a project led by Rosa Soler from Vilafranca. The goal was to re-design and manufacture new hydraulic tiles, paving materials deeply rooted in Mediterranean life. Today these tiles have  become an almost luxury because of the workmanship and their high aesthetic quality.

Due to my  goldsmith´s experience I was comissed to create the ¨stencils¨, vital metal tools used for transferring mosaic drawings onto cement. In the eighteenth and through to half of the nineteenth century there was an entire stencil industry.

I was impressed so much by this brief insight into the forgotten world of tiles that cement has become the main material in my personal work, I have received prizes for the pieces´ craft and design.

Today, ten years after this intensive work, I have created a mix between the stencils and the geometry of precious stones. These two worlds seem different in their final objectives, however they mix together in the creating process, in the drawing and in the craft they share a large similarity.
It is an aesthetic luxury for those who recognize their cultural origins, a way of understanding life here and now.

Samuel Saavedra

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant Antiga culata, 2008
Silver

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant Antiga mosaic, 2008
Silver and Mongay lacquer

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant Trepa Trillian, 2008
18 ct. Yellow and pink gold and 2,56 ct. trillian turmaline

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant Trepa coixí double, 2008
Silver and Mongay lacquer

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant Trepa watermelon, 2008
18ct. yellow gold and 6 ct. watermelon tourmaline

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant Marquise plana, 2008
Silver

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant Trepa granat, 2008
18 ct. yellow, pink and white gold and 1,70 ct. brillant cut granat

Samuel Saavedra
Pendant  Trepa rosa, 2008
Silver and Mongay lacquer

The Geometry at Stage exhibition was on in Alea from September 25 to November 22 of 2008.
We currently have pieces from Samuel Saavedra which are updated regularly by the artist.