Faces of Eternity by L'Aquart

Metaphysical black comedy in stone! We present the continuation of the collection of 26 skulls created by the world famous stone-carver Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio.
 
“Faces of Eternity” immediately dubbed by the critics as "avant-garde" and "provocative", have proved to be closely associated with modern culture and especially its sensual side. Luis Alberto's skulls are truly endowed with a special charisma. It seems that they are about to wink mischievously at the viewer ... but that's only if they had eyes.
Sculptures are the perfect way to give a unique character and intellectual wit to a modern space. Each of them will tell its own story.
 
Think of them as works of art with a specific function. These are art objects that  incline to serious reflection, and can also cause a frivolous discussion about what is the meaning of life and our purpose... Believe us, the evening in their company will not be insipid. In fact, they deserve the place of the best talkers!
 
New skulls "The King", "Lecter", "Pride", "Skull", "Melting" and "Catacombs" have replaced "Punk", "Ghost Rider", "Gentleman" and "Hooligan", which have already found their refuge in private collections. Some of their brethren have even earned a place in museum showcases. It will be interesting to know how the fate of the rest will turn out?
 
Delivery of sculptures is carried out within 14 days from the date of ordering.
 
More about collection:
 
Set of Skull Statues: "Faces of Eternity" 
Artist: Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio 
 
Symbolism:
Skulls: Seat of personality. Sign of poison. Mobile home for 100 billion brain cells. 
Skulls: Archetypes. Relics of revered ancestors. Symbols of secret societies. Calaveras. 
Skulls: Memento Mori. Battle trophies. Warnings. Black Magic. Faces of Eternity. 
 
Few symbols have the universal recognition and the suggestive power of the Skull. Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio understands that rich history and thematic power. He understands, and he seeks to add his own commentary on this symbol of so many different things. He has done so through his whimsical take on the subject: The Faces of Eternity. "Faces'' is a collection of skulls that are ... different. Carved from a variety of natural gemstones, the ensemble is a gentle thumb in the eye of the guy with the hand-operated lawn mower. 
 
Although he is an engineer by profession, Luis is rooted in the traditions attached to the family art studio, where the production of beautiful articles provided the lure that engineering could not compete with. He, and his sister Sylvia, share a passion for jewelry design and fabrication that expresses itself in hard-stone carvings and tableaus, usually centered on themes from nature. Luis imagined a collection of skulls more in line with modern culture and sensibilities: Skulls with attitude, Skulls with personality, Skulls that would wink ... if they had eyes. 
 
Having thought up the concept, Luis spent several years gathering the rough for the carvings. This was not an easy task since the material needed to be: interesting, solid, and big enough to carve a skull out of. Following the materials acquisition part of the program, Luis immersed himself in the actual design and creation of the carvings, spending a year on the project. In general each skull required anywhere from one to three months to finish. Besides the actual stone working, there remained the design and creation of the accessory metalwork that accents and supports these sculptures. All metalwork is crafted in vermeil: Sterling Silver that is plated with 18K Gold. 
 
After the collection was completed, it went on tour, with exhibitions at: the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) world headquarters in Carlsbad, California; the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the "Gem Artists of North America" exhibit; and finally at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Elmhurst, Illinois. Later, it replenished the art exposition in the Collection Museum and the Surround Art Gallery.