Figurative Mixed Media Bust Sculpture in Ceramic Oxides and Carved Fir by Óscar Aldonza Torres, 2021

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This figurative mixed media bust sculpture in ceramic, metallic oxides and carved fir wood opens with a strong emphasis on … Read more This figurative mixed media bust sculpture in ceramic, metallic oxides and carved fir wood opens with a strong emphasis on material expression and emotional tension. The work belongs to the Xentes series, a body of sculptures by the Spanish artist Óscar Aldonza Torres that explores the dialogue between individuality and collective identity. The piece combines high-temperature ceramic for the head—treated with oxides and imitation gold leaf—with a tall fir-wood torso carved and finished in oil polychromy. The contrast between the smooth, pale surface of the face and the darker, deeply textured wooden body generates a layered reading of vulnerability, memory and psychological presence. The elongated proportions contribute to an atmosphere of introspection, a recurring element in Aldonza’s practice. Aldonza’s sculptural language is marked by direct modelling, material experimentation and a sustained interest in how the human figure can hold emotional resonance without narrative closure. Xente Bágoa engages this approach through subtle asymmetries, surface irregularities and the poetic metaphor of the tear, suggesting an interior landscape shaped by fragility, acceptance and transformation. The sculpture is free-standing and designed for frontal display, though the textures of the body invite close viewing from multiple angles. It is a unique work within the series. This piece has an attribution mark,
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