‘Colonna del Viaggiatore B' 1960–1965

Location: Near the entrance to the Laplacegebouw  

The Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926, Morciano de Romagna) studies architecture, scenic design and is an apprentice worker in precious metals before taking up sculpture in 1950. In 1954 he establishes himself in Milan, where he has his first exhibition and where he still lives. In 1963 he wins the first prize for Sculpture at the Sao Paulo Biennale; in 1964 the same honor is bestowed upon him at the Venice Biennale. In the 1970s Pomodoro reveals himself as a graphic artist as well.
In his initial period Pomodoro works only in bronze, after which he combines different materials. He incorporates these into both traditional and modern shapes. In his huge sculptures he often combines organic structures with capricious, contrasting textures.
The same is true for this bronze ‘Colonna del Viaggiatore’, which he develops between 1960 and 1965: on the one hand there are the polished surfaces, on the other hand there are notches and recessed sections, which seem to form a world of their own.
Pomodoro’s sculptures are exhibited in museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but are also on show in the public domain, from New York, Milan to Cincinnati.

See also: Vubis database

http://www.wirtzgallery.com/bios/bio_pomodoro.html
http://www.teodorico.it/artisti1.htm#pomo
http://www.artexec.com/newpage9.htm
http://www.saintpeters.org/art/pomodoropg.html
http://www.artincontext.org/artist/p/arnoldo_pomodoro/index.htm