{"id":27956,"date":"2024-11-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localguide.mx\/?p=27956"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:45:59","slug":"meet-the-local-artist-2-las-esculturas-de-saul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localguide.mx\/en\/meet-the-local-artist-2-las-esculturas-de-saul\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Local Artist #2 The Touch of Sa\u00fal Verona's Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating sculptures is a rarer type of art in San Miguel<\/a> and the world compared to other forms such as painting or photography due to various factors ranging from the long time it takes to make a sculpture to the delicate process of transporting it as well as considering how it will be protected from the elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these factors are not an impediment to Saul Verona<\/a> He is prolific in his sculptural work and creates mysterious pieces of profound meaning, such as one of his sculptures that shows us two faces where he unites Eastern and Western mythologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This game of fusion of mythologies is something that the artist finds fascinating when using sacred art from Pre-Hispanic Cultures and religions such as Ancient Greece and Egypt in a playful and picturesque way, giving it an almost carnivalesque touch, which makes his pieces highly sought after in crazy San Miguel festivities such as Los Locos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating in our city is a stimulating experience for Sa\u00fal thanks to the colorimetry that nests here and the power of open spaces mixed with nature that makes the experience of contemplating the pieces change completely from when one is indoors and this particularity has made him settle here as his primary residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For him, beyond sight, what stands out in sculpture is the sense of touch, and beyond seeing the elements of the piece, being able to feel each of its features is important. It is not just about how you look at the piece but how you feel it and how you can play with each of its elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to finding inspiration in the creative process, he also enjoys teaching by seeing the potential of each student and helping them to carry out their particular aesthetic style to make it known to the viewer. He even enjoys it when students believe that their ideas are ambitious and "impossible" to achieve and that is when he finds it more creative to bring their projects to life, provoking admiration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of her creative processes consists of sketching various models and then taking different parts of each one's body to create mysterious beings with different characteristics, such as soft masculine faces or severe feminine faces. She begins her drawing process before sculpting, since "it is much easier to move a line than a sculpture."<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, he was inspired by the book \u201cNaked Ape\u201d by Desmond Morris, who studied different phenotypes and this allowed the artist to choose the forms that he considered to be the most beautiful and expressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interplay of these elements gives them an appearance that is not commonly seen in sculpture and which is their most characteristic feature. When you see one of his pieces in San Miguel, it is unmistakable that it is a piece made by Sa\u00fal Verona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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