‘Creaturas i Personatges’ by Rafael Arroyo

artAmore Sitges presents Rafael Arroyo’s new exhibition ‘Creaturas i Personatges’ from July 20^th to August 19^th. In this exhibition Rafael presents a collection of fantastic creatures in which he combines the technique of enamel with the assembly of recycled materials, to make us react on our consumption habits.  Rafael Arroyo is a professional enameller and after many years of passionate dedication to both craft and art, he has mastered all the techniques of metal enamelling.

The opening ceremony will take place on July 20^th at 6.30pm at artAmore Sitges.

Rafael Arroyo Villemur – Gijón (Asturias), 1957. Rafael Arroyo Villemur is an artist who lives In Barcelona and was trained as an enameller in the historic workshop of Consol Mascareñas in Barcelona, where he was trained technically and specialised in jewellery enamelling.  At the same time, he studied at the Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño La Llotja in Barcelona, where he graduated in the speciality of Fire Enamelling on Metals and later he attended several courses of improvement and specialisation.

He is a Master Craftsman by the Generalitat de Catalunya and has a long career in the field of artistic recycling. Since 1992 he has been working independently in his workshop in Barcelona, collaborating with prestigious jewellery and goldsmith firms.

Source: artAmore Sitges