Winners of the Third Edition of the International Sculpture Contest of the Capa Foundry
The jury
-Elena Blanch, Sculptor and Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University
Complutense of Madrid.
–José Luis Calleja, Manager of Center Madrid Cosentino (representing Santiago
Vice President of Marketing and Communication of Grupo Cosentino, Eduardo Martínez Cosentino,
Commercial Director of Grupo Cosentino Iberia)
–Anne Barthe, Director of the Marlborough Gallery in Madrid.
–Manuel Romana, Doctor Engineer, Professor at the ETSI Roads, Canals and Ports and Deputy Director of Professor,
Research and International Relations at ETSI
–David Rodríguez Caballero, Sculptor and international artist.
–Elena Galicia, Sculptor of small, medium and monumental works.
–Pablo Redondo, sculptor and architect.
–Miguel Cereceda, Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the UAM.
–Raúl Fraga, Architect and Professor at ETSAM.
–Antonio Valle, Sculptor and Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the UCM.
–Fernando Capa, General Director Capa Esculturas, as President.
–Ricardo Santonja, Dr. in Architecture, I + D + ART. Professor at the ETSAM UPM,
The Secretary met on 24 January 2023 to make the selection from among the 194 works submitted, and the following works were awarded prizes.
Winners
– First prize: Work: ‘Circundo, atravieso y vuelo’, author: Pedro Lindez Lindez, a reproduction of the work, maximum size 1.20 metres, valued at 7000 €.
– Second prize: Work: ‘Homage to San Juan de la Cruz’ author: Juan Ramón Martín, a reproduction of the work, maximum size 1.00 metre, valued at €5,000.
– Third prize: Work: ‘Brothers’, author: Kari Lena, a reproduction of the work, maximum size 0.90 metre, valued at €3,000.
– Cosentino Special Prize: Work: ‘Humo’, author: Borja Barrajón a reproduction
made with Cosentino materials, maximum dimension 0.90 meters,
valued at 3000 €.
•Accesit Capa-Cosentino: Work: ‘Untitled’, author: Raquel Santonja.
-Accessit Capa-Cosentino: Work: ‘Biblioteca tectónica’, author: Andrés Sánchez Fernández.
-Accessit Capa-Cosentino: Work: ‘Cepa’, author: Adrián Carra.
The Capa Foundry with the union of the R+D+ART philosophy, established as the objective of this III Edition to bring innovation and new creation techniques closer to both established sculptors and those who are beginning this adventure of sculpture and to be able to give them a new way of creation with the technology that the Fundición Capa can provide in the 21st century.
Capa Esculturas thanks all the contestants for their effort and participation and will soon start the preparation of the Fourth Edition of the International Sculpture Competition of the Capa Foundry.
