Spanish artist etches his name in engraving

SPANISH artist Juan Ripolles may be 82 years old this year but he shows no signs of slowing down.

In fact, his calendar is jam-packed with future plans such as a collaborative travelling exhibition through six cities in China before the end of 2014, a soon-to-be-established Ripolles Museum in Shanghai, plus upcoming exhibitions in Beijing, Paris and Berlin, among others.

All this will take place after his first exhibition here in Singapore, which will open at the Galerie Belvedere next week. Ripolles, The Colours of Life is a retrospective display of bronze and Murano glass sculptures, oil paintings, as well as grabados (an engraving technique) works, from 1999 to 2014.