Sterling Silver, Amethyst and Rock Crystal Quartz Sculpture--by Señor don Amador Braojos--"Gaviota"—the "Sea Bird"


Madrid, SpainA visionary, Braojos, is a purist who works with large gemstones and mineral specimens combining them in sculptures with platinum, silver, brass and gold. In the words of the artist himself: "Techinically my sculpture has its roots in jewelry. It is concrete, nevertheless, it is more sculptural. For a long time I have felt attracted by minerals in their natural form. I have found a beauty in them that had not been combined before with sculpture in a valid manner. The problem was how to combine minerals with metals in such a manner that they form a harmonic body with all of these materials contributing their own beauty with them opposing each other. Minerals are very beautiful in their natural state." The present sculpture, depicting a sea bird, combines natural minerals and cast sterling silver in an entirely unique way. This sculpture captures the essence of the work of Señor Braojos. The bird, with its outstretched wings of silver and quartz crystals, stands atop a base, formed of an amethyst geode section, as though he were perched on a rocky outcropping. Height 21 1/2 in (54.61 cm)
|Provenance: Retailed by the Enchanted Gallery, Del Mar, CaliforniaSeñor don Amador BraojosA Spanish sculptor and gem artist, Senor Braojos began to work as a jeweler at only age 15, studying with several different masters both in jewelry and sculpture. At age 20 he set up his own studio-shop where he combined sculptural shapes into these arts. By the time he was 21 he had created a jewelry collection with a new concept of design and construction. While continuing his work on jewelry he also went more in depth into the field of sculpture combining minerals in their natural state with precious metals. Eventually in 1976, he decided to dedicate himself exclusively to sculpture and held several successful exhibits in Europe, Mexico and the United States. A visionary, Braojos, is a purist who works with large gemstones and mineral specimens combining them in sculptures with platinum, silver, brass and gold. In the words of the artist himself: "Techinically my sculpture has its roots in jewelry. It is concrete, nevertheless, it is more sculptural. For a long time I have felt attracted by minerals in their natural form. I have found a beauty in them that had not been combined before with sculpture in a valid manner. The problem was how to combine minerals with metals in such a manner that they form a harmonic body with all of these materials contributing their own beauty with them opposing each other. Minerals are very beautiful in their natural state."