Art

Muhannad Shono is one of the most well-known artists in the Saudi art scene, participating in underground exhibitions and continuing to experiment with narrative forms since his return to the Kingdom in 2015. He started his collaboration with Factum Arte in 2021. His work amplifies the moment when impact, transmission, and change occur, resulting in relics and symbols that belong to an idiosyncratic world that challenges the imagination.

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Jonathan Chapline lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Blurring the boundaries between rendered and painted, digital and analog, flat and sculptural, Chapline's luminescent works in painting and sculpture draw on and represent classical still life motifs but with a vibrant, contemporary twist. In 2022, he started working with Factum Arte to create In Tandem, a bronze sculpture conceived for auction at amfAR Gala Cannes 2022.

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Andrea Devia Nuño reached out to Factum Arte for her new production, using ceramics as a medium to bring a new dimension and materiality to her graphic, vectorial designs for her exhibition 'All in this Island' at Silk Gallery in Madrid (April 7 - June 2, 2022).

Maquettes of five different sculptures by the artist were moulded and produced in ceramics at Factum Arte's workshop in Madrid. The series was finished by hand and glazed with a glossy, white finish.

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Factum Arte has been working with artist Michael Kagan on the production of his first sculpture, a 2m bronze astronaut to be presented at the amfAR charity benefit in Cap d'Antibes on 16^th July 2021. Kagan is known for his space related oil paintings, and more recently, for his series composed of 3D astronauts.

For his collaboration with Factum Arte, Kagan’s studio sent a 3D model that Factum scaled to 205 x 120 x 113 cm (H x W x L). The files were prepared for 3D printing and the resulting print was used as a positive for the casting process.

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This new video is a celebration of Clark Winter's creative process and generous spirit. The work we produced with him was featured at Factum Arte’s workshop event during ARCO 2020.

The Hard Work of Art merges Clark's photography with objects and celebrates the inherent aesthetic qualities and integrity of things made without artistic intent; through subtle transformations, stones and agricultural implements were transformed into objects of curiosity and creativity.

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Factum Arte has been working with Shirazeh Houshiary since 2015 on a number of projects ranging from Murano glass to aluminium sculptures. In this new video, Shirazeh explains how the dynamic collaboration with Factum Arte brings new possibilities by redefining the nature of the creative process in the making of a work of art.

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Shezad Dawood has worked with Factum Arte since 2014 in a variety of media, on projects which complicate and reimagine received historical narratives and imagery. Here he talks about the ideas and ideals which drive his work, and how the collaborative studio environment of Factum Arte helps to bring them to life.

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This film was made with Mariana Cook while she was working in Factum's workshops in 2019, where she was infused by the dynamic relationship between people and tools. By isolating functional objects from their context, Cook develops thought-provoking subjects. On the morning of the 1st March, during ARCO 2019, Cook presented her new series at a private viewing hosted by Factum Arte.

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Factum Arte was delighted to collaborate with the Casa Árabe for Rachid Koraïchi's first exhibition in Spain. Entitled "This Long Journey into Your Gaze" ("Este largo viaje hasta tu mirada" in Spanish), the exhibit presented several series of bronze sculptures, corten artworks, steel and alabaster tablets all produced at Factum's workshops.

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In 2018, Factum Arte, developed and coordinated with Jan Hendrix the production of a series of tapestries depicting the mythological landscape of Yagul, in Southern Mexico. These tapestries are on display at the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo (MUAC) in Mexico City from May 05 to Sept. 22 2019 and will become a touring exhibition in the following year.

Albrecht Dürer is widely considered the finest printmaker of all time. On a technical level, the detail of his copperplate engravings is without compare. He made the earliest surviving etchings, and his studio produced 360 different woodcuts which radically sophisticated the method. These works feature in Albrecht Dürer. La collezione completa dei Remondini, an exhibition curated by Chiara Casarin. Taking place in Bassano del Grappa from 20 April to 30 September 2019. To accompany this exhibition, the team at Factum Arte has made a film which captures the different printmaking techniques used by Dürer and his assistants.

Using the specialist flat-bed printer available in our Madrid workshop, much of Boris Savelev’s modern work is printed on gesso-coated aluminium; the latest in a long creative partnership between the photographer and Factum Arte.

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Paula Crown is a multimedia artist interested in exploring the limits and possibilities of cutting-edge technologies and traditional media. Last summer, Paula Crown was in residency at Factum Arte's workshop in Madrid, experimenting with materials, pigments and giving form to new ideas.

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Fuss's work encompasses photographic methods ranging from photograms to daguerreotypes that expose the bare essentials of the medium. The artists particular passion for photographic printmaking brought him to Factum Arte, with the results of this collaboration, unique multi-layered prints of crushed flowers, the main focus of our video profile.

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In 2017, Factum Arte was approached by the Bodleian Library, at Oxford University, to make a physical 4D map of Middle-earth for their exhibition of Tolkien's drawings and manuscripts. This video shows the digital artisans working to recreate this great map and its installation at the Bodliean Library.

A short video describing El Antasui's Benchmarks, a set of prints made at Factum Arte

In this interview, Saudi artist Ahmed Mater describes his experience at Factum Arte and his new body of work ¨Mitochondria: Powerhouses¨.

The team spent three months in Lisbon, to complete the unfinished vault painting of a sky. The project was initiated by the Swiss artist Michael Biberstein in 2009 and halted by his sudden death in 2013. However, his goal to bring the church back to life was pursued by a group of friends, family and artists who were determined to complete the artist´s original plan. From 2014 they have been working with Factum Arte who replicated Biberstein's working method to realize this truly inspiring project.