Ollin Studios
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
-Michelangelo Buonarroti
Victor Trejo
Sculptor
Welcome to Ollin Studios
Specializing in enlargements, commissions and consulting, our passion is ignited by the transformation of ordinary blocks of clay into objects of beauty.
Sculpting to me is an encounter with an unknown form to be, and has been my most intimate connection to my own artwork. Each time I enter the challenge of creating a three dimensional form, pieces of clay morph in to magical structures. I have learned to render amazing creations through my hands. As human beings we often take from the Earth and never give back. To me, sculpting is an aesthetic obligation to recycle this clay that comes from the land we live on. My vision in this life is to leave my own legacy by scattering various sculptures of clay cast in bronze throughout this Earth in order to immortalize beauty.
I have been fortunate enough to have worked with Nano Lopez for 26 years and am still learning from this master sculptor. In the beginning Nano introduced me into the archaic world of enlarging a sculpture, with mathematical equations and precision. Our process began with the understanding of form: drawing the configuration on paper and then projecting it onto a wall. We would then enlarge or reduce the final image on to paper to match our calculations and then glue the carbon copy on to plywood. This would soon be followed by filling empty spaces with foam, connecting points until the figure started to appear, and then applying 1/4″to 1/2″ of clay; little by little the final product took form and became a beautiful sculpture.
Sollín
2022 Commission for the new Providence Heath & Services medical centerin south Hillsboro. A fantastical creature composed by a trilogy group of mythological creatures that magically are represented here by a xoloitzcuintli ( dog ) kosatli ( fox ) and tochtli ( Rabbit ) names are in “Nahuatl” the language of the Aztecs.
By the amount of shapes, forms, and colors the 3 show us the beauty of universal perspective, diversity, kindness, love and unity we desperately need as humans and creatures of this world. Sollín. This name is composed of two words, Sol and Ollin. Sol is sun in Spanish and Ollin is a calendrical day which means movement, change and action in con junction together means “sun in movement“.
These days
Currently, I am creating monuments by taking advantage of technology through scanning the original form and transferring the information to a Cmc machine. The exact form can then be recreated with precise dimensions and proportions on to foam. Yet, the product is still FAR from being done; the foam still needs sanding before gluing, then carving the under-cuts, and applying a thin layer of clay before sculpting. It is a time saver overall; I like to call it a little extra hand
This work is offered to me primarily as commissions from many artists who need my specialties. I either enlarge table-size pieces into monumental-sized sculptures or reduce large forms in to smaller ones. I also create perfectly detailed statues that originate from ideas and/or photographs.
From Mexico City to Los Angeles, and now eastern Washington, to where my future will take me with my work and family, my hands, my mind and my soul will not stop until my heart ceases to beat!
WORK
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Personal Work
Commission
Subcontracts
Enlargements
Enlargements, specializing to create large scale sculptures from models or create perfectly detailed statues that originate from ideas and/or photographs. Portraits, enlargements , reductions , costume commissions, high relief, low relief, public art
The Materials
Ollin Studios can create any request figure into any size into bronze and if requested into other materials, such as wood , resin and fiberglass, led, plaster , metal and concrete.
Commissions & Consulting
Our passion is ignited by the transformation of ordinary blocks of clay into objects of beauty. Specialize in “human” Figurative Anatomy, with extensive experience in animal anatomy and contemporary concepts.
33 years of experience in all my branches
Portfolio
the transformation
