Painted plaster · Vintage

A relic from my personal collection — an 8-inch painted statue that has lived many lives before finding its way into my studio. Its fingers are broken, its paint softened by time, and that’s where its beauty lies — in the quiet story of devotion and wear.

The cracks and patina reveal its journey, carrying the weight of countless hands and rooms it once inhabited. I’ve always been drawn to these objects not for their perfection, but for the mystery of their survival.

A keeper of history, faith, and form — part of the amadeo amadeo open studio archive.