Enrique Vega Apex, NC Designer Craftsman Contemporary Artist About the Artist Born in Cuba, Enrique Vega has lived in North Carolina for more than forty years. Vega studied photography before turning to blacksmithing. Technical welding classes and ABANA (Artists-Blacksmiths of North America) workshops provided his initial education. Websites http://enrique.artmetal.com This site is not only a good introduction to the artist and his art, but also a treasure trove of visual and audio documentation about Vega’s artistic and technical processes in creating work like the table in the exhibit. Experience the Exhibit Metals Gallery Cultural Practices Gallery Complete Interview   Console Table, 2004 Forged steel, marble 31" x 64" x 20" Photo by Luis Quiles, 2007 What is mastery to Vega? “You can master one technique but there are so many other techniques that you may not be a master. I would consider myself a master of mortise and tendon but not a master of metal. There is always something to learn. I need to listen to the metal. I open myself up and listen to the metal to see what it is telling me, because then the metal teaches me how it needs to be worked.”

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