Street Arts
Isaac Cordal ...is a sculpture artist from Galicia. His sculptures take the form of little people sculpted from concrete in 'real' situations. Cordal manages to capture a lot of emotion in his vignettes, in spite of their lack of detail or colour. He is sympathetic toward his little people and we empathise with their situations, their leisure time, their waiting for buses and their more tragic moments such as accidental death, suicide or family funerals. His sculptures can be found in gutters, on top of buildings, on top of bus shelters - in many unusual and unlikely places in the capital.
This book is the first time his images have been shown in together in one book dedicated to his work. Many images never seen before Cordal's concrete sculptures are like little magical gifts to the public that only a few lucky people will see and love but so many more will have missed. Left to their own devices throughout London Cordal what really makes these pieces magical is their placement. They bring new meaning to little corners of the urban environment. They express something vulnerable but deeply engaging. Left to fend for themselves, you almost want to protect them in some way, or perhaps communicate with them. Of course the 25cm high sculptures of people in everyday poses the artist creates in are not real, are they? Well you've opened a whole can of worms with that question.
Yes, the little scenes in Concrete Eclipse are somewhat poignant but they do not invite you to weep passively for lost worlds you never knew. They are there to provide a one handed clap to shake you from your reveries and plug you back in to the world. So Cordall's men in grey are a little message of hope in spite of their forlorn appearance and they are there to remind you that pessimism is not common sense, it's just pessimism. So make sure you do something inessential today. Go on, the grey men don't want you to.
- Isaac Cordal Solo Show Til December 16th
Isaac has been extremely busy over the last year and traveled to many different international spots to leave his signature 'Cement Eclipse' pieces. We interviewed Isaac in an earlier issue of LSD Magazine and have to say the artist is a very likeable...
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- Claude London's Street Art Photo's 2010 Pt.1
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- Isaac Cordal's Cement Sculptures
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- Isaac Cordal — Cement Eclipses Book
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Street Arts
Isaac Cordal - New Pieces in Galicia, Spain
Photos by Isaac Cordal (Galicia, Spain)
Isaac Cordal ...is a sculpture artist from Galicia. His sculptures take the form of little people sculpted from concrete in 'real' situations. Cordal manages to capture a lot of emotion in his vignettes, in spite of their lack of detail or colour. He is sympathetic toward his little people and we empathise with their situations, their leisure time, their waiting for buses and their more tragic moments such as accidental death, suicide or family funerals. His sculptures can be found in gutters, on top of buildings, on top of bus shelters - in many unusual and unlikely places in the capital.
This book is the first time his images have been shown in together in one book dedicated to his work. Many images never seen before Cordal's concrete sculptures are like little magical gifts to the public that only a few lucky people will see and love but so many more will have missed. Left to their own devices throughout London Cordal what really makes these pieces magical is their placement. They bring new meaning to little corners of the urban environment. They express something vulnerable but deeply engaging. Left to fend for themselves, you almost want to protect them in some way, or perhaps communicate with them. Of course the 25cm high sculptures of people in everyday poses the artist creates in are not real, are they? Well you've opened a whole can of worms with that question.
Yes, the little scenes in Concrete Eclipse are somewhat poignant but they do not invite you to weep passively for lost worlds you never knew. They are there to provide a one handed clap to shake you from your reveries and plug you back in to the world. So Cordall's men in grey are a little message of hope in spite of their forlorn appearance and they are there to remind you that pessimism is not common sense, it's just pessimism. So make sure you do something inessential today. Go on, the grey men don't want you to.
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- Isaac Cordal Solo Show Til December 16th
Isaac has been extremely busy over the last year and traveled to many different international spots to leave his signature 'Cement Eclipse' pieces. We interviewed Isaac in an earlier issue of LSD Magazine and have to say the artist is a very likeable...
- Lsd Magazine Issue 9 - Chasing Dragons - May 23rd 2012 (23 23 23)
LSD Magazine Issue 9 - Chasing Dragons May 23rd 2012 (23 23 23) Issue 9 of LSD Magazine is out now. Bursting at the digital seams with sizzling art, searching interviews, slamming music, a dash of politics, a twinkle of humor and a whisper of quantum...
- Claude London's Street Art Photo's 2010 Pt.1
Here are some favorites from LSD Magazine photographer Claude London for 2010... Isaac Cordal Nonose Otto Schade Isaac Cordal Cityzen Kane (CZK) Stik Karl Marx Ludo (Natures Revenge) Stik T.watDale...
- Isaac Cordal's Cement Sculptures
We spotted what we thought were new concrete street pieces from street artist Isaac Cordal just off Brick Lane over the weekend, but they have obviously been there for awhile as the artist is currently back in Brussels where he has been busy installing...
- Isaac Cordal — Cement Eclipses Book
We have been enjoying the London sunshine today and took the chance to take a break from the computer screen and have a flick through Isaac Cordal's new book Cement Eclipses- Small Interventions in the Big City. Traveling between London and Brussels...