by admin | December 2, 2024 | Art, TROMPE L'OEILS
The drawing on the Masters’s shelves (trompe l’oeils) The drawing on the Masters’s shelves that I have painted as a trompe l’oeil is the sketch, the compass in the score of each motif. And it is the approach and the plot development of each of...
by admin | September 10, 2024 | Restoration and conservation
The restoration of doors is an activity in which L’Atelier de Santi had the opportunity to return to work during 2019. It was on the occasion of the restoration and rehabilitation of the The Vargas House Palace, or the Pobes Palace in Casalarreina (La Rioja)....
by admin | August 30, 2024 | Art
The realization of a “trompe-l’oeil” follows the same process as an audiovisual production. That is, there is a first idea, topic on which a script is developed. Then a location for the scenery. And a story by way of composition or form that is given...
by admin | August 26, 2024 | Art
Chromatic reintegration is the treatment that is followed to cover the original paint faults in the pictorial or polychrome works during the restoration process. Regardless of the size or space to be reintegrated, the treatment has limitations. These meet the...
by admin | August 20, 2024 | Art
This work, the trampantojo “The Velázquez’s cupboard”, is a consequence of my curiosity, almost gastronomic, arising from the kitchen pictures of the young and great Velázquez. Velázquez was a Sevillian kid when he entered the workshop with his...
by admin | July 30, 2024 | Restoration and conservation
INTRODUCTION The restoration of the Borja mosaic was a long-delayed priority until September 2021. It was then that the Borja Town Council urgently promoted the start of work on the restoration and conservation of this important heritage asset. Francisco Javier...
by admin | June 30, 2024 | Restoration and conservation
Scope of the rehabilitation intervention Restoration of retro wallpaper is a continuation of the previous publication which concerned the renovation of a room with vintage wallpaper. This time we are faced with a similar case, but one that has given rise to many and...
by admin | May 30, 2024 | Art
The reasons in The Zurbarán’s bookcase “The Zurbarán’s bookcase” is a work plenty of still lifes. What had motivated me most to perform this trompe-l’oeil were his still lifes. These are in many cases authentic protagonists in his...
by admin | May 15, 2024 | Restoration and conservation
The restoration of painting on canvas sometimes requires the use of the technique of re-lining or lining the original support. This was the case of a set of paintings on canvas in a restoration campaign in the parish of San Pablo in Zaragoza (2006-7) sponsored by...
by admin | April 30, 2024 | ORIGAMI en
Creative origami as a source of inspiration Some time ago, a party and event club company requested my services for a possible campaign. It was about making origami figures in a specific material, more specifically cardboard. The figures had to be allusive to certain...
