Divine horses
Ignacio Videla transforms mere observation into an act of contemplation, into a spiritual act, passing beyond the veil of mental images and concepts to allow us to experience the Divine.
After long years of relentless and deep observation, he already knows the exact position of every muscle in the horse´s body before starting the modelling process
Muscular precision and reality. Lights and fantastic shadows. Balance and harmony. Born from clay... Eternal bronze with an almost lyrical beauty.
It is at the end of the creative process when the artist reaches his utmost expression. It is in the modelling details, in the emphasis put on the tendons, on the veins, the eyelids, the wrinkles where he recreates and at the same time completes nature. This is the most intimate part of the creation, and yet the most exposed.
The pure sensitivity of the artist is reflected in his horses´eyes. His horses express calm, complicity, peace.
His works are alive. They portray Aristotle´s vision of art not only recreating the natural word but also creating new ways in which to see it in another light.
His unique works have a depth and subtlety of expression that enables them to transmit the artist's experiencie of the sublime, of the divine. Sublime Experience... Divine Horses
Sculptures by Videla
Ignacio Videla Sculptor