Pel i ploma

David Bestué & Marc Monzó.

01/07/2012. (Sala 287)

Objectes errats

David Bestué and Marc Monzó, conceptual artist and jeweler respectively, present their work which is the result of a shared fascination for the world of objects. After months of reflection on their respective professions, both creators decided to enter a new world: they approached areas such as pottery, carpentry, iron, alabaster and glass. After this experience they developed a dialogue about their abilities and disabilities concerning each material as well as the limits of their own imaginary.

The result is a series of objects that intertwine both form and sense on the basis of subject knowledge. Although Bestué and Monzó’s approximation towards these trades is recent they are far from amateurism.

La Sala Vinçon presents the result of the investigation as a domestic space and not a facility, with a series of furniture pieces and prepared utensils, all set to be lived in and handed over to other hands.

David Bestué (Barcelona, 1980) is an artist. Bachelor of Fine Arts, he has carried out the following exhibitions: “Aproximación parcial al trabajo de un arquitecto” at the Montcada hall at la Caixa, Barcelona (2005), “Historia de la espuma”, at Sa Nostra de Palma de Mallorca cultural centre (2007) and the “Formalismo puro” project through Marcelino Botín (2009) arts scholarships,. He has published the “Enric Miralles a izquierda y derecha (también sin gafas)” (2010) book and “Formalismo Puro” (2011), published by Tenov.

Marc Monzó (Barcelona 1973) studied jewelry design at the Massana School in Barcelona. Since 1997 he has worked in his own studio developing and designing projects for other brands. Marc Monzó has presented his works in galleries and museums in Europe, U.S.A, Japan… His work is represented in the collections of the Museo de Artes Decorativas (Museum of Decorative Arts) in Barcelona, in the Stedelijk Museum’s-Hertogenbosh and Françoise Van Den Bosch Foundation collections, both in the Netherlands. His jewelry has been published in books such as Marc Monzó, New Directions in Jewellery 2, Jewelry Design, Adorn and Inner Luxury.

Acknowledgements: Salva Gómez, Luciano Carizza, Apparatu (Mañosa family), Museu de l’Alabastre (Isidre Magre), Sis (Manel Gili, Jordi Cadafalch), Setanta, Morro Fi, Jordi Carulla and Fernando Amat.