JUAN & PALOMA GARRIDO:
New Works in Silver
2nd November – 23rd December 2006
Barry Friedman Gallery
Madison Avenue
New York, USA
www.barryfriedmanltd.com
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PRESS RELEASE
Barry Friedman Ltd, is pleased to present the exhibition of new works in silver by Juan and Paloma Garrido. The exhibition - Juan and Paloma Garrido: New Works in Silver will include a limited edition of approximately 35 sterling silver works, including centrepieces, candelabra and Sculptures, and will be on view from November 2nd – December 23rd ,2006.
A new 150-page hardcover book on Garrido works will accompany the exhibition. The book includes essays by two renowned art dealers, and two experts in Spanish Silverware, Jose Manuel Cruz Valdovinos, Professor of arts History at the Universidad Complutense De Madrid and Francisco Javier Montalvo, Doctor in Art History and silverware specialist.
In his critical essay, Professor Valdovinos has written: The new direction undertaken by Juan and Paloma Garrido is characterised by a clearly functional catalogue of works, comprising candlesticks, jugs, vases and sculptures. Whatever the shape of these works, whether they be predominantly vertical or horizontal, they are all firmly consolidated. Other geometric structures are based on smooth surfaces that bestow an elegant formal purity to the designs. Most pieces present a combination of curved and straight lines, a feature that affects both their exterior surface and their interiors or rims.