THE WITNESS
The sculpture stands as a silent, present body, its form reminiscent of a human figure observing and bearing witness to what has been experienced. Made from oak wood recovered from a stately beam, it retains the grain and textures that tell its story, while the precise carving and glossy finish reveal the nobility of the material and the manual skill with which it has been crafted. The ebony base introduces an elegant contrast and reinforces the verticality, emphasizing the presence of the work in the space. At nearly two meters high, El Testigo presents itself as an autonomous body that preserves memory, observes, and watches over, establishing a dialogue between constructive tradition and contemporary sculptural language, where form and material converge to bear witness.
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The series developed by Álvaro Quintana and Jesús de la Fuente for DA PROJECT stems from a shared creative process, in which sculpture is understood as a field of tension between gesture, space, and matter.
The research draws on diverse influences: the formal intensity of expressionism, the radicalism of Franz Kline's brushstrokes, the chromatic depth of Rothko, and the spatial dimension of artists such as Isamu Noguchi and Barnett Newman.
The work does not seek representation, but presence: structures that assert themselves in space with strength, silence, and balance.
In these pieces, geometry coexists with expressive impulse. Each sculpture preserves the traces of the process, the restrained gesture, and the precise decision. The reference to tradition—from Velázquez and El Greco to Mondrian—does not appear as a quotation, but rather as a deep understanding of the weight of space, verticality, and composition.
Produced by DA PROJECT, the series reflects a way of understanding sculptural editing as part of the creative act itself: a collaboration in which thought, technique, and form advance inseparably.
The works are presented as autonomous entities, designed to interact with contemporary spaces and be integrated into collections that value formal intensity, conceptual solidity, and the permanence of sculpture.
Álvaro Quintana / Jesús de la Fuente
DA PROJECT
Medium Wood, Ebony wood, Oak wood
Edition 8+4PA
Height 204 cm
Width of work 56 cm
Depth of work 30 cm
Weight of work 79 kg
Weather resistance No
DELAFUENTE / QUINTANA
Álvaro Quintana Escobar (1991), an artist trained in Fine Arts with a master's degree in Heritage Conservation, and Jesús de la Fuente (1972), an artist and sculpture producer, develop a joint practice that lies at the intersection between sculptural creation, material research, and technical knowledge.
Within the framework of DELAFUENTEART, they combine the development of their own work and sculptural production with the exploration of processes, materials, and formal solutions applied to contemporary sculpture, combining artistic practice and production at an international level.
