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For
this week’s series in our of Artists on Ibiza, José P Ribas and I
decided to trot along to interview and hopefully take some pictures of
the sculptor, Lorenzo Quinn, in his peaceful environment as he was busy
getting his exhibition together at the Galería “Es Moli” on the road to
San Miguel.
There are plenty of places here on this island for the stars to go out
to play and find their demy-gods, who also adore Ibiza. However, Lorenzo
Quinn prefers not to spend too much of his precious time mingling
amongst the celebrity cattle - in fact he told me: “We only go out to
party in the clubs on one occasion during our two month period that we
spend each summer on Ibiza.”
All
credit must go to this dedicated young man for taking the time and going
to all the trouble and expense of carting his huge weight of creations
across the Mediterranean from Barcelona to Ibiza to exhibit so that the
people on the island have the opportunity to see and appreciate his many
works of art.
During our conversation, José asked me to telephone Antonio Homigo,
because Lorenzo wanted to speak and possibly make a met with this unique
Ibicencan sculptor, who was the first in our fortnightly series of
Artists on Ibiza, which was published in Weekly Edition 035 on Saturday
27th October 2001.
The
only time that Lorenzo happened to mention his famous father was after
talking on the telephone with Hormigo when Quinn said: “It’s a pity that
my father is still not alive to see the work of Antonio Hormigo.
On
Quinn’s website is written: Being the son of a legend has never been
easy for Lorenzo”...people expect so much more of me and they create
preconceptions which most of the time are incorrect. This enormous
weight I carry around, however, makes me strive for more and try to
achieve that perfection, which deep down I know I will never achieve and
thank god for that because the day I feel that I have achieved all, then
it will be the day I die as an artist..."
Lorenzo Quinn
Galería “Es Moli”
Heart and Soul
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Encounters
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The creation |
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Holding each other up |
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The back porch at Galería “Es Moli”
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José P Ribas discussing art with Lorenzo Quinn
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The back garden at Galería “Es Moli” and part of the exhibition
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Patience |
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Time Flies |
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Lorenzo Quinn with
José P Ribas
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Pictures © Gary Hardy (Tuesday 30th July 2002) |
Details: If you should require any further
information about Lorenzo Quinn and his work then we suggest you visit
his personal website at
http://www.lorenzo-quinn.com where there is a vast amount of
information and pictures of the artist and his work. |
