Freedom to transform
- Pablo works his jewellery pieces with creativity and skill
- Sensitivity and imagination are embodied in his pieces
- Nature and architecture influence his work
Since 2001 and for nine years Pablo Grillo was part of a theatre company that travelled to different parts of Asia, Europe and Latin America. He took advantage of these stays to study jewellery and learn the making process from workshops. This allowed him to discover Persian jewellery in Isfahan in Iran, goldsmithing and damascus techniques in Toledo in Spain and indigenous Mapuche jewellery in Chile. Today, Pablo incorporates all these learnings into the design and creation of his pieces. "I think the craft chose me, because from a very young age creativity and manual skills allowed me to assemble and disassemble toys, as well as explore the world and transform objects," says Pablo. "Today, the freedom I feel in expressing my art through goldsmithing keeps intact the restlessness of those first times I created objects with my hands."
Interview
- How does Uruguay relate to your work?
- My childhood was spent in an urban environment in a town in the middle of Uruguay and I moved to the capital in my adult life. Nowadays I live in an urban environment and I am inspired by the natural environment. The transit through different territories is reflected in my work.
- How would you define what you do?
- It is a careful, personalised approach to obtain unique pieces that combine the old with the new. I compose my pieces with metals, semi-precious and precious stones. I try to ensure that each piece I make has a contemporary twist.
- What factor do you value most in your profession?
- The freedom to create and transform metals and material elements of different nature and origin such as corals, amber, or cultured pearls. I like to create pieces in my mind and to be able to translate them into metal.
- What usually inspires you?
- Nature and architecture. I have a certain connection with nature that allows me to admire its beauty and want to capture it in metal and immortalise it. Today I live in a city where nature is present, but also architecture in all its forms catches my attention. Lines and curves help me to design my work.
Pablo Grillo is an expert artisan: he began his career in 1995
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