Edited by Luca Massimo Barbero and Chiara Mari
Tornabuoni art returns to the origins of sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro’s work (1926, Morciano di Romagna), specifically to the years 1955-1965, a pivotal period of the artist’s production. His creations, initially derived from the goldsmithing produced side by side with the brother Gio’ and Giorgio Perfetti, evolves towards small concrete and lead reliefs, then in large mural panels engraved with illegible glyphs, inspired by Mesopotamian tablets’ cuneiform writing, Egyptian papyruses and Paul Klee’s graphic style. In 1960, Pomodoro is among the founders of the group Continuità, next to Novelli, Consagra, Tancredi, Dorazio and Fontana, preaching an “aesthetic of continuity”, defined as “the absence, the incertitude of limit” and attached to the formal aspects of artworks. He thus produces his first Sfere, adopting gilded polished bronze as his preferred material of work, and of which the creation marks the definitive transition to monumental scale of his career.
Today, Pomodoro’s creations can be found in prestigious museum collections such as the Guggenheim in New York and the Vatican Museums. Moreover, his monumental artworks are exhibited in more than 40 public squares in major cities around the world. The artist lives and works in Milan, Italy.