Rafael Nadal is at the French Open, but he’s made of stainless steel
The Washington Post – May 28, 2023
A Nadal at Roland Garros with a Valladolid soul
The Valladolid sculptor, Jordi Díez, presented a statue of the Balearic tennis player in Paris on May 27, in the vicinity of the place where one of the four Grand Slams on the tennis circuit is being held. “It was very exciting. For me, one of the fundamental things to put the finishing touch on […]
13 titres et désormais une statue: Le double d’acier de Rafael Nadal dévoilé à Roland-Garros
In the work of the Spanish artist Jordi Díez, the Mallorcan appears suspended from some cables while performing a live performance National Press La Vanguardia “Rafa ya está aquí” El Mundo Rafa Nadal se hace de acero en París con una escultura en Roland Garros EL PAÍS Un Nadal de acero y tres metros de […]
Jordi Díez and his sculptures with soul
Aquí la Tierra (program broadcast on RTVE) Today we visit the workshop of the steel sculptor Jordi Díez in Barcelona. He is a contemporary Spanish sculptor, whose current work is characterized by the creation of stainless steel sculptures and the figurative expression of the human figure. And our collaborator Juanma López Iturriaga has wanted to […]
The human being is not fragile, he is powerful
Article published in Diario Expansión The steel sculptures of Jordi Díez dialogues with environments as varied as museums, temples, showcases or tables with a Michelin star. The figurative expression especially the human figure, is the axis on which Jordi’s work revolves Díez (Valladolid, 1966), present in museums, temples, public spaces and private collections from around […]
Jordi and the “timeless” França station in El Periódico
Article published in El Periódico It was in the middle of the 1990s and Jordi Díez Fernández arrived in Barcelona from Madrid, where he lived and worked at the time. In search of proximity to the sea and with the desire to discover the topical charms of the city, he settled in Barceloneta. He says […]
The steel tamer
Article published in Magazín At the edge of the 1,000 meters high Puigsagordi, Jordi Díez finds the necessary inspiration to transform his ideas into art. The sculptor born in Valladolid who has lived between Barcelona -where he spent his childhood- and Madrid -where he studied Fine Arts- about twenty years ago he decided to settle […]
Nefertiti’s captivating look from Escaldes
Article published in El Periòdic One of the most seductive characters of the Antic. Egypt is watching everyone who passes through the Coprinceps square. d’Escaldes-Engordany. The bust of the wife of the pharaoh Akhenaton is one of the the most admired artistic works of antiquity and source of many legends. The sculptor Jordi Díez was […]
Coprinceps Square, under the watchful eye of Nefertiti
Article published in Ara From this Thursday, the Coprínceps square, in Escaldes-Engordany, will be under the watchful eye of a sculpture of the Egyptian goddess Nefertiti. The work was the work of sculptor Jordi Díez, who described the creation as “a sculpture that, apart from being of exceptional formal rigor, proposes a kind of enigma”. […]
Jordi Díez’s Nefertiti 2.0 is installed at the Coprínceps Square
Article published in Andorra Difusio From this Thursday Escaldes-Engordany has a new urban attraction. It is a sculpture by the Catalan Jordi Díez called Nefer 2.0 and has been installed in the Coprínceps square. In this way Díez joins other artists who have their work in the parish. Last year on the occasion of the […]