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WITNESS, 2022 BELGIAN BLACK MARBLE 11.8X11.8X3.1 IN. | 30X30X8 CM. LANGOUREUSE, 2011 BELGIAN BLACK MARBLE 37.4X11.8X3.9 IN. | 95X30X10 CM.
FINE ART CULTURE LUCK CHARM, 2015 BELGIAN BLACK MARBLE 18.5X12.9X4.1 IN. | 47X33X10.5 CM. TEMPTATION, 2022 BELGIAN BLACK MARBLE 29.1X12.2X2.7 IN. | 74X31X7 CM.
NIGHT DANCE, 2022 BELGIAN BLACK MARBLE 32.6X6.6X4.7 IN. | 83X17X12 CM.
PURE BLOOD, 2002 WHITE MARBLE 20X29.1X2.7 IN. | 51X74X7 CM.
CHOUETTE, 2023 WHITE MARBLE 20.8X12.9X8.5 IN. | 53X33X22 CM.
SNOWFLAKE 2019 WHITE MARBLE 18.5X12.2X2.7 IN. | 47X31X7CM.
BLACK PANTHER, 2023 WHITE MARBLE, EMERALD, AFRICAN GRANITE, BLUE STONE 50X34X7 CM. BURNING BUSH, 2015 WHITE MARBLE 37X15.3X4.7 IN. | 94X39X12 CM.
MARIAN C. SAVA
Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium
https://mariansava.be/
VIBRATIONS IN 3D
All the work of sculptor Marian Sava reveals the subtle contrast the feminine fragility, by the sometimes evocative elegance of the
between the material, cold, raw, rigid and the delicacy of forms, lines. This delicate balance is felt in particular in the white marble
refined, sensual and airy. The artist's promising work stands works: “Boléro”, “Sirène”, “Bailar”, or black marble “Frissons of
out with the purity of the almost moving and fluid curves of his love”, “Sublime” - true ode to women. The viewer will also find
main sculptures in marble, small granite, wood and bronze. The more chiselled, angular, geometric sculptures which will contrast
refinement and softness of the rounded curves captivate the eye with the polished appearance of the other works - “Amazon”,
and invite you to touch the material, which becomes carnal, warm, “Owl”, “Confetti”, “Sediment”. Through the discerning eye, different
relaxing... to discover all the vibrations and roughness. sensations and perceptions - momentum, purity, robustness and
The sculptor, whose desire to reveal only the essential through the fragility at the same time, elegance, state of mind - will merge
sobriety and naturalness of the forms, combines the masculine to finally give way to tranquility and emotion... to share with the
strength by the hardness and stability of the imposing stone and artist! (Agnès Matonti , Art critic, France, 2014)
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