Guillermo Riva-Zucchelli. Escultor.: sus propias palabras / his own words

"Sand is the result of time on the rock, as experience is the result of time over life."

"I touched with care and apprehension the mud, I began to squeeze it and an unforgettable explosion came over me. That soft, smooth, touchable, moist material, amenable to pressure from the fingers, grabbed me and won me for life.”

"When we speak of 'working' in sculpture, I say I don't work, I say I have fun. Because I'm ashamed to say I enjoy."

"Piano, piano, is the watchword in the workshop. The stone should always be respected and allow the work to materialize in an almost imperceptible way ... "

short biography

Guillermo Riva Zucchelli was born in 1925 and graduated as an engineer in 1950. In 1974 he settled in Buenos Aires, where he studied sculpture in the ateliers of Malena Trosolino and Haydee Calandrelli. From 1981 he began direct carving in stone, with master Ramón Castejón. Since then this material became his primary means of expression. Alabaster, onyx and marble from different sources were his favorite stones.
In 1985, he returned to Uruguay. He traveled to Carrara (Italy) every year, where he worked in the Nicoli Sculpture Studios and Studi D'Arte Cave Michelangelo. Since 1989, he incorporated light in his works, and since 1992 the water was a constant in his creations.
He worked until the end of his days in Carpe Diem, his workshop in Laguna del Sauce (Maldonado, Uruguay), which nurtured his experience and generosity to several sculptors who passed through it. Currently his work is found in different parts of the world.
He died on 30 September 2005, leaving as a legacy a return to the stone work in Uruguay.

pequeña bio

Guillermo Riva Zucchelli nació en 1925 y se graduó como Ingeniero en 1950. En 1974 se radicó en Buenos Aires, allí estudió escultura en los talleres de Malena Trosolino y de Haydee Calandrelli. A partir de 1981 inició la talla directa en piedra, junto al maestro Ramón Castejón. Desde entonces este material se convirtió en su principal medio de expresión. Alabastro, ónix y mármoles de diferentes procedencias fueron sus piedras preferidas.
En el año 1985, regresó a Uruguay. Viajó a Carrara (Italia) todos los años, donde trabajó en Estudios de Escultura Nicoli y en Estudios de Arte Cantera Michelángelo. A partir de 1989, incorporó la luz a sus obras, y desde el año 1992 el agua fue una constante en sus creaciones.
Trabajó hasta el final de sus días en su taller de Carpe Diem de Laguna del Sauce (Maldonado, Uruguay), por el que pasaron diversos escultores que se nutrieron de su experiencia y generosidad. Actualmente su obra se encuentra en diferentes partes del mundo.
Falleció el 30 de setiembre de 2005, dejando como legado un retorno al trabajo de la piedra en el Uruguay.

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sus propias palabras / his own words

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