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Guillermo Forchino THE RUNNER LE COUREUR |
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Yes as of 10/12/2008
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Available
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New |
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Open Edition |
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15 3/4 inches |
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$165.00
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| THE RUNNER/LE COUREUR |
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Because of pride, Mauro Machado couldn’t tolerate his wife thinking that his washboard stomach of his youth was no longer the same. He decided that the best thing to do was to start running and he registered for the annual marathon.
At the starting line, he left in a flash, elbowing his way through the pack, he put himself in the first line of runners.
At about 50 meters, he couldn’t believe it. He was alone in first place. Immensely satisfied, he felt like a gazelle. At about 100 meters, the first runners began to trot past him. At 500 meters, he was again alone….while he watched the other runners farther and farther in the distance.
He never knew if it was due to his mad rush at the beginning of the race or if because after 700 meters he had already emptied his two water bottles, but he felt a slight pain in his left side.
After 800 meters, everything went by as if in slow motion. He seemed to be dreaming. He couldn’t feel his arms or legs. He thought he was floating. It was like he was watching himself from above and he saw his entire life pass before his eyes.
A soft voice pulled him out of his trance. He realized he was on his back and someone was pulling him. He wanted to stand up, but a hand stopped him.
- But sir, stay calm! Stop pretending you are Carl Lewis! And now don’t move, said the sport doctor as he applied the oxygen mask
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THE RUNNER LE COUREUR, by Guillermo Forchino |
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| Artist Bio: From the early 1980's, Guillermo Forchino experiments with various materials to create works of art in volume. This research began at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Rosario, Argentina and then continued with three years of studies in art restoration and conservation at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. During his studies he discovered and mastered classic techniques and materials.
After completing his studies in Paris, he returned to Argentina where he directed the Juan B. Castagnino atelier of art restoration for the Museum of Beaux-Arts of Rosario.
It was during this period that Forchino began creating figures made from wrapped bands of cloth where the visible parts of the body (head and hands) were made from wax and paper maché colored with natural pigments.
From the end of the 1980's, Forchino chose poly resins to create figures and scenes that resemble the world of comic strip and cartoon characters. They are typically unusual and humorous subjects such as a family leaving on vacation in an overloaded car with flat tires or a tired, old American pick-up truck from the 1950's.
He has used other modes of transportation such as boats, planes and motorcycles and has even used a bathtub for a military dictator. His characters are always handled with humor and finesse and given a soul.
Guillermo Forchino lives and works in Paris in his workshop two steps away from the Pere Lachaise cemetery.
The Comic Art of Guillermo Forchino is now available for a larger group of art lovers in the form of limited edition, numbered series. Found only in specially selected stores, each piece is identified by a numbered stamp on the bottom.
It comes wrapped in the newspaper "The Forchino Times" along with the autobiography of Forchino and pictures of his collection. A certificate of authenticity completes the package.
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