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is ductile and flexible. In his hands, the paradoxically, sacal received the first
fantasy becomes real and tangible. lessons of aesthetics in the shop of his
when his teacher Francisco zúñiga saw father. he was a shy teenager. It was really
his work for the first time, he said: “he is hard to speak with the customers and
a born sculptor” and knew how to guide sell them things, to avoid these tasks; he
him while respecting his independence. devoted to re - do the shop window. he
sacal learned from his teacher the experimented with colors and textures and
importance of the trade, not to comply used all kinds of objects to display the
until the bronze “breathe”. however, the products for sale. he learned to manipulate
differences between teacher and student the visual elements to attract attention
could not be greater. zuniga found its and guide the eyes of the public. Designing
identity in indigenous people, portraying show windows offered the additional
a beauty, the opposite of from the west advantage of an immediate feedback:
side. his sculptures are Earth, rooted in things were sold or not.
his own tradition. In contrast, sacal finds The family never saw with good eyes the
inspiration in different worlds than his. his artistic inclinations of José, for a long
work rests not only in looks, but also in time he took art classes clandestinely. To
what he dreams and imagines. please his father, he enrolled in medicine.
But strangely it all contributed to his
If there is a constant in sacal’s work, formation as an artist. At that time it was
is precisely the change, the permanent common to give to each medical student
experimentation. sacal never repeats itself; he a corpse for dissection. sacal painted his
is always looking for new things. Like picasso, corpse body in different colors, defining
he understands that what matters is not just muscles, arteries and veins. The daily
the destination but the road. It is worth pausing contact with a corpse allowed him to learn
along the road that has walked. the human body in a much deeper way
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