This extensive collection of sculptures by painter, sculptor and printmaker Mimmo Paladino, including some of his most significant work, makes a case for sculpture as the great public art of the twenty first century. Paladino, who is well aware that art is rooted in history, suspects that sculpture may be the only medium brawny enough to compete with the expansive scale of contemporary architecture that dominates today's urban environment. The work included here does not tolerate indifference, nor does it strive for ...
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This extensive collection of sculptures by painter, sculptor and printmaker Mimmo Paladino, including some of his most significant work, makes a case for sculpture as the great public art of the twenty first century. Paladino, who is well aware that art is rooted in history, suspects that sculpture may be the only medium brawny enough to compete with the expansive scale of contemporary architecture that dominates today's urban environment. The work included here does not tolerate indifference, nor does it strive for acceptance or complacency--Paladino's extraordinary ability to transfigure materials, and his belief in their power, sets a solid, true course.
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Exhibition catalogue. First edition, 2005. 240x190mm 96 pages. Illustrated in colour. Text in Italian and English. Paperback. Fine. This extensive collection of sculptures by painter, sculptor and printmaker Mimmo Paladino, including some of his most significant work, makes a case for sculpture as the great public art of the twenty first century. Paladino, who is well aware that art is rooted in history, suspects that sculpture may be the only medium brawny enough to compete with the expansive scale of contemporary architecture that dominates today's urban environment. The work included here does not tolerate indifference, nor does it strive for acceptance or complacency--Paladino's extraordinary ability to transfigure materials, and his belief in their power, sets a solid, true course. We are specialists in Catalogues: Exhibitions, Auctions, Collections, etc., with a picture of the cover available on request. All items are as described and dispatched within 36 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with 30 years experience and a real-life bookshop. You may order with confidence.
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New. This extensive collection of sculptures by painter, sculptor and printmaker Mimmo Paladino, including some of his most significant work, makes a case for sculpture as the great public art of the twenty first century. Paladino, who is well aware that art is rooted in history, suspects that sculpture may be the only medium brawny enough to compete with the expansive scale of contemporary architecture that dominates today's urban environment. The work included here does not tolerate indifference, nor does it strive for acceptance or complacency--Paladino's extraordinary ability to transfigure materials, and his belief in their power, sets a solid, true course.
