María Eugenia Piacentini
"A dreamer sculpting the world and behind it"
Sculptor / Ceramic Designer / Illustrator
Autodidact artist
Born on 17/02/1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
0034 618 818115
eu.piacentini(at)telefonica.net
Experience
2021-2023
* Private atelier. Projects in porcelain, ceramic and mixed media (wood, metal, recycled materiales, Alcúdia, Mallorca, Balearic Islands.
2011-2019
* Private workshop. Private projects in porcelain, ceramic and mixed media (wood, metal, recycled materials). Munich, Germany.
2010
* Magicon Company (www.magicon.de): sculptor at TRADINNO project (18-meter-long animatronics dragon for famous theatre show) Munich, Germany. http://www.drachenstich.de
2000-2009
* Shared workshop. Sculpting,drawing, stone and woodcarving, moulding. New materials, Madrid, Spain.
* Characters for advertising (Renault) for an Advertising Agency Publicis Lado C, Madrid, Spain.
* Participation at Fira Enfangat ’07 in Girona, Ceramic Art Fair, Girona, Spain.
* Creation of comic characters in resine clay for Astro City Comic Club, Madrid, Spain.
* FX makeup at movie premiere, Cine Alcorcón, Madrid. Spain.
* FX make up in short and long films (Spanish-argentinian, Basque-argentinian productions), Madrid, Spain.
* Fx make up for costume special events, Madrid, Spain.
* Creation of characters in resine clay, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Education
2009
* 3D Studio Max sculpting and Z-Brush at Image Campus School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Watercolor techniques at University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Japanese Sumi-e technique by Tomas Yamada,Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Wax modeling, casting,carving techniques and formulas by Luis Basualdo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* High-technique plaster and silicon moulding by Demartini, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Fashion design with Vicky Otero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Figure modeling specialized in human anatomy by Diego de Sancho, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* High-performance fx make up and prosthesis by Alex Mathews (trained by Dick Smith), Buenos Aires,Argentina
* Animatronics techniques by Diego de Sancho, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Hair-punching techniques with Marcos Kettmayer, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Make-up for theatre at Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas by Eugenia Mosteiro, Buenos Aires,Argentina.
* Jewelry in silver by Juan Vellavsky.
* Hiperrealistic sculptures and characters at FX Primera Escuela Argentina de Efectos Especiales, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Props, stage decorations at I.E. Saulo Benavente by Leonardo Marroco (trained by the Teatro Colón), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Glass fusing, tiffany,stained glass artwork by Mila Wertheimer, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Glass scultpures: casting,Argy-Russeau tecniques by Carlos Herzberg, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2007
* One-year high degree in Artistic Ceramics at Escuela de Cerámica Francisco de Alcántara, Madrid, Spain.
2006
* Two-year high degree in Applied Arts in Sculpture, Escuela de Arte La Palma, Madrid, Spain.
2000-2004
* Fx make-up training at Escuela de Fotografía Keltia, Madrid, Spain.
* Special effects workshop at Fundación Universidad del Cine, Centro Cultural Recoleta (Cultural Center),Buenos Aires, Argentina.