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‘Fragilidad engañosa’ (Deceptive Fragility) by Sama Genís wins the Third Benito Sculpture Competition
With Fragilidad Engañosa (Deceptive Fragility), her sculpture in porcelain and iron, Sama Genís has won the Third Benito Sculpture Competition, which the company organised jointly with the Art and Design School of Vic. The prize was 1,200 euros and the production of 100 pieces which Benito will produce and give to its clients as gifts.
Sama Genís has completed a cycle of the post-secondary Vocational Studies Programme in Applied Arts, specialising in the Mural, and is now finishing a course in Artistic Ceramics. She says: “This was the first time I ever worked with porcelain paste. It surprised me. When it’s raw it’s extremely fragile, untouchable. But once it’s baked at a high temperature it becomes incredibly hard. Its vitrification and colour make it look delicate, smooth, lightweight and yet resistant. All this led me to create a piece in which all these sensations it conveys can be combined.”
Taking into consideration the originality of the materials and the austerity of the piece in relation to the others, the jury’s decision was unanimous. Sitting on the jury were Anton Granero, graphic designer; Marià Dinarès, visual artist and director of the Art School of Vic; Gemma Farran, sculptress, and Ester Camps, head of Creative Design at Benito.
The runners-up were Fotograma by Joan Estrella (Product Design) and Devertebrée by Claire Goua de Baix (Artistic Ceramics).
This time out, young artists from all of the school’s different fields of specialisation (sculpture, wrought iron, ceramics, product design and so on) were eligible, as were former students. It should be pointed out that this year the artist will take an active part in the production process by providing solutions, together with a tutor from the school and a Benito representative. As Marià Dinarès remarks: “We think it might be a very worthwhile educational experience.”
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