ACTIVITY
Enric specialises in various finishing and rendering techniques, notably including:
– Lime stucco, made with lime and marble chips of various particle sizes. This is a very fine stucco often found in Baroque churches. The grain sizes of its components and the application techniques can vary… considerably.
– Fine lime stucco, whose composition includes more lime than sand, is applied by burnishing with a trowel and talcum powders. This render requires final waxing.
– Polished stucco made with plaster of Paris, which has no effect on the pigment, as it is not alkaline. A marble effect is produced with (inorganic) mineral pigments and iron oxides. In these cases lime is not normally used, as it is highly alkaline and will “eat” away the colour.
– Other paints.
These renderings normally involve applying one coat and leaving it to harden. The drying time depends on various factors, such as ambient humidity and temperature.
Enric uses the traditional techniques of the trade. Any innovations that he has introduced have been in the preparation of wall surfaces. The substrate characteristics need to be studied so as to generate the most suitable binder layer between the wall and the stucco.
TRAINING
Enric took a rendering course with Joan Campreciós and was further trained on the job with Ximo Cigardo. He learned polished plasterwork with Patrick Tranquart.
TEACHING
He has given the following courses and demonstrations:
Demonstration of traditional lime stuccos and finishes in the Faculty of Art History at the University of Valencia
Courses in polished plaster and lime stucco in the School of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Valencia
SELECTED WORK
Polished plasterwork on the baptismal font and stand and altar table in the Church of San Nicolás (Valencia)
Restoration of 18th-century sgraffiti in the Church of San Esteban (Valencia) and of stucco in the ornamental reliefs of the Church of San Juan (Valencia) with brushed lime… stucco, subsequently polished and waxed
Imitation marble with lime stucco in the Church of El Carmen (Valencia)
Painting with trompe l’oeil architecture in the sacristy of the Church of San Nicolás (Valencia)
White lime stuccos with marble imitations in the Church of Sant Andreu de L’Alcúdia (Valencia)
Columns with marble-effect lime stucco in Hotel María Cristina in San Sebastián
