Àlvar Martínez
Hello, I am Àlvar. I enjoy working with the earth to create works of art that can beautify a space in your home. From my workshop in Barcelona I make sculptures and artistic vases.
I trained as a sculptor in 1995, and previously studied graphic design at the Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos “Llotja”, the school where Picasso and Miró trained. The combination of these disciplines influences my style, which is characterized by minimalist sculptures with austere and mostly unglazed forms, so that the natural fired earth can be seen and touched.
For many years I worked as a graphic designer, which I liked, but I have a greater passion for sculptural ceramics.
I have already created an extensive collection of decorative ceramics and am currently focusing more on abstract sculpture. My sculptures and ceramic vessels will tell you about fields carved with earth colours from the abstract ball series, inspiration from the sea to create a personal representation of a seashell, what we feel when walking through the forest and then I materialize it in my work, My source of creation is nature, finding beauty in simple forms and capturing it in my ceramics.
Each piece I create is unique and unrepeatable, it is not an identical copy of another mass-produced one. I invest hours of work and dedication in each handmade sculpture without molds, which makes it something special, my intention is that my work makes you feel good and brings positive energy to your space. They are timeless pieces that adapt to all spaces, for rustic, boho and modern decoration.