MAURO STACCIOLI: drawings and small sculptures
Joseph Clayes III Gallery
MAURO STACCIOLI
drawings and small sculptures
June 24–July 15, 2006
Internationally renowned, minimalist sculptor Mauro Staccioli presented new work, drawings in graphite and pastel on paper and small sculptures utilizing steel, concrete, and iron. Born in 1937, the Italian sculptor first gained notice during the 1978 Venice Biennale. His hulking sculptures boldly temp gravity in public spaces from Munich to Seoul. His simple forms employ geometric shapes, and often, menacingly sharp points. In a catalogue of the artist’s work, Hugh Davies, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego wrote, “[Staccioli’s] forms are multifaceted, complex, lovingly handcrafted, and above all, they are invariably and ineluctably dependent on their surroundings.”
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