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Guillermo Forchino The Adventurer |
| Item ID |
85052 |
| Price |
$450.00
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| Availability |
Yes as of 8/21/2008
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| Status |
Available
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| Condition |
New |
| Edition |
Limited Edition |
| Size / no. |
Limited Edition |
| Dimension |
19-5/8 |
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| Description |
The Adventurer |
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Miss Lidia García had spent a large part of her life working in a sad office at the municipal building of her home town. One day, she decided that the moment had come to search for adventure, to launch herself in something that would allow her to escape from her bland and monotonous life.
After having visited the travel agent “Wild Planet” and totally excited after hearing the ideas they lavished on her, she started out for the Amazon jungle in the company of the famous explorer and adventurer, named quite appropriately, “Jack the dangerous”.
Thanks to this fantastic trip, she learned to light a fire with two sticks of wood, observed wild animals from only a few feet away, cross streams filled with piranhas, and ride aboard a 4-wheel drive along super dangerous cliff edges. Among other surprises, she was attacked by an orangutan and stung by an incalculable number of unknown insects. After returning from such an adventure, her office seemed the most beautiful of paradises.
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The Adventurer, 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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