Carrara marble is a type of white or blue-grey marble of high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried in the city of Carrara located in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana, the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany, Italy.
The municipality organized on site visits for universities and colleges students from different study backgrounds, to come and witness the progress the sculpture process. Students asked questions about the details of the design and sculpturing process.
Marble sculpture is the art of creating three-dimensional forms from marble. Sculpture is among the oldest of the arts. Even before painting cave walls, early humans fashioned shapes from stone. Husam Chaya started his career as a marble sculptor. He became famous in Lebanon for his detailed fine surfaces, and the sensation of his lines.
Husam starts his marble sculptures by creating a small model. Usually this model is made of clay. The process of transforming a small model in a monumental sculpture involves a mathematical process. Here we see Husam cutting one side of the sculpture using an electrical grinder with a diamond blade made specifically to cut marble. We also see the traces of line that Husam draw on the stone as a reference for the cuts.
Here we see how sensitive and dangerous the process of moving a sculpture. It require a team of professional and special equipment to protect the surfaces, and a crane to lift it.
While Husam was sculpting, David used to visit him regularly with his parents and checks the progress of the sculptures. He was in love with sculpting, and he wanted to become a artist when he grows up.
Husam was honored to meet His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, who heads the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Social Development, during ADISS. Sheikh Nahyan loves art. He is generous and kind. He is a man with great character.
The marble stone was 25 Tons. It required the biggest moving crane ever to move it and place it on the sculpting site
Husam uses clay to design his stone sculptures. This small miniature in clay was used as a reference to sculpt the final sculpture in ADISS, it is 11cm of height.
As for the marble scuplture on the right, it was made from the same marble of the sculpture that was made for Abu Dhabi. It is 35cm of height. Husam is exhibiting this sculpture for sale at Saatchi Art Online. Or you can contact the artist directly. (1 unique piece only)