Nimrod Messeg

At a very young age, Nimrod Messeg sculpted in his father's workshop, and he has since developed a highly recognisable style. After travelling extensively, his family settled in Marbella in 1999. He began creating custom architectural furniture under the Messeg Design brand — collaborating notably with Roche Bobois and Armani — before specialising in iron sculptures, all unique pieces, some of them large-scale: his famous series of Torsos, Heads, Horses and Bulls, and Venetian masks.

He uses ancient techniques of forging — plasma torch, hammers and electric sanders — to forge materials, shapes and effects that give his sculptures their unmistakable character. The coldness and brutality of the metal become, under his blowtorch, a supple, warm, airy, entwined and sensual beauty. His sculptures are present in the most beautiful properties in the world.

“During the sculpting process, fire is my very first tool,” the artist says. “The power of creation connects me strongly to nature and life itself. The light and warm energy of fire allows me to give life to a whole new entity. Each of my sculptures has its own future and takes me as an instrument of its own life.”