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Sculpture

Dive into the timeless art of sculpture, where creativity meets craftsmanship. From classical masterpieces to contemporary innovations, discover how sculptors transform materials into stories, emotions, and stunning visual expressions.

Make it Burn then Hold with artist Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

The Unyielding Grip: Francisco Figueiredo Lopes' Make it Burn then Hold

Luc Levez|

Against the backdrop of Lisbon’s brilliant blue skies and the distant shimmer of the Atlantic, Francisco Figueiredo Lopes’ Make it burn then hold seems almost alive—straining, grasping, resisting. It is a sculpture that speaks in extremes: of creation and destruction, of accumulation and exhaustion, of the raw forces—both human and material—that shape our world. Here, steel becomes a language, tension a narrative, and a monumental form transforms into a meditation on existence itself.