— Sculptural work

Sculptures

"In each work the artist transforms metal into memory, a legacy that unites the ancestral wisdom of Peru with contemporary art; he does not sculpt silver, he melts, forges and embosses it, creating volumes that return soul and history to metal."

El Pie de Hermógenes — escultura en plata sterling
El Pie de Hermógenes
Sculpture at natural scale 1/1 in sterling silver, repoussé technique
Kanae Japan Collection
Supay — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Supay (2007)
Sterling Silver · Repoussé technique · Natural scale 1/1
1st place in sculpture (XI National Competition) · Patronato Plata del Perú Collection
Pata de Gallo — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Pata de Gallo
Sculpture in 950 silver and 18k gold · Natural scale 1/1
Private collection, Mexico
Maqta — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Maqta (2009)
Sterling Silver · Repoussé technique · Natural scale 1/1
5th place in sculpture (XIII National Competition, Arequipa 2009) · Private Collection
Llactaku — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Llactaku (2008)
Repoussé technique · Sterling Silver · Natural scale 1/1
2nd place in sculpture (XII National Competition, Ayacucho 2008) · Patronato Plata del Perú Collection
Intihuatana — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Intihuatana
Scale replica of the Intihuatana of Machupicchu · Repoussé technique · 12 x 8 x 9 cm
Private collection - Sweden
Ajawasi — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Ajawasi (2003)
Repoussé technique · Sterling Silver · 24 x 12 cm
4th place in sculpture (VII National Competition) · Patronato Plata del Perú Collection
Amonite Machu — vista 1 de 2
Amonite Machu — vista 2 de 2
Amonite Machu (2010)
Representation of an ancestral sage · Sterling Silver and Onyx base · 40 x 15 cm
Pez Abisal — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Pez Abisal (2018)
Sterling Silver with Onyx base
Patronato Plata del Perú Collection
Taytacha — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Taytacha
Andean Christ · Sterling silver, spondylus and walnut cross · 55 x 25 cm
Silver settings and stone applications · Private collection
Pistaku — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Pistaku (2009)
Recreation of a mythical character · Sterling silver with spondylus applications
Patronato Plata del Perú Collection
Músico Ancestral Andino — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
Músico Ancestral Andino (2002)
Sterling silver · 3rd place in sculpture (XI National Competition, Trujillo 2002)
Symbol sculpture of the Hispanic-American Silversmiths Gathering 2007
 — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
INUKSHUK — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
INUKSHUK
EL SEÑOR DE ECCE HOMO — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
EL SEÑOR DE ECCE HOMO
Paloma — vista 1
Paloma — vista 2
TUKU — escultura en plata sterling de Rodolfo Manga
TUKU
— About the artist
Rodolfo Manga Gonzáles

In each work the artist transforms metal into memory, a legacy that unites the ancestral wisdom of Peru with contemporary art; he does not sculpt silver, he melts, forges and embosses it, creating volumes that return soul and history to metal.