We were recently in the Dominican Republic where we are working on a wonderful home surrounded by gardens and facing the open ocean with spectacular scale. In researching the best vegetation for the elegant gardens, we were taken to the former home of Oscar de la Renta. Inside the house that has been kept exactly as it was when Oscar de la Renta lived there, was a book about the sculptor, Pablo Atchugarry. The book was well used and after one swift glance we understood why. The artist’s ability to express with massive fluid pieces of sculpted stone is outrageous! Atchugarry carves in stone to perfection, creating sculpture of a highly refined aesthetically pleasing appearance. They appear soft and elegant, yet with the great strength of stone. The tag line of the book about Atchugarry is “A Journey Between Matter and Light” and is a perfect description of his works.
Image of the artist.
Image courtesy of Borchert, Campagni. The Journey Between Matter and Light. Belgium, 2006. Page 53.
Via Crucis. 1993. Carra Marble. Bonnetti Collection. 390 x 150 x 90cm.
Image Courtesy of Borchert, Campagni. The Journey Between Matter and Light. Belgium, 2006. Page 112.
Camino vital. 1999. Carra Marble. Berardo Collection. 483 x 118 x 75 cm.
Image Courtesy of Borchert, Campagni. The Journey Between Matter and Light. Belgium, 2006. Page 123.
Pablo at Work on the sculpture.
Image Courtesy of Borchert, Campagni. The Journey Between Matter and Light. Belgium, 2006. Page 166.
Obelisco del terzo millennio. 2001. Carrara narble. Manzano Town Collection. Italy. 600 x 120 x 120 cm.
Image Courtesy of Borchert, Campagni. The Journey Between Matter and Light. Belgium, 2006. Page 170.
