Vittorio Piotti (XX) - Aquila - testa di toro
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Pair of Vittorio Piotti sculptures titled Aquila - testa di toro in iron, with pietra, 1/1 edition, measuring 50 cm by 30 cm by 25 cm and weighing 8 kg, in brown and beige, signed, Realism, Italy, in good condition.
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Pair of sculptures by Vittorio Piotti (1935-2000)
A Brescia-based artist known as “Brusafer” (“burns iron” in the local dialect), he was a reference figure in iron sculpture of the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Lavone di Pezzaze, he combined military training with the Alpini with a deep passion for mountains, mountaineering and flight, experiences that strongly influenced his artistic poetics.
After artistic studies between Venice and Carrara, Piotti chose iron as his material of election, placing himself within the Valtrumplina tradition of the ferraioli. With hammer, nails and oxy-acetylene flame he gave life to an expressive universe populated by human figures, animals and allusions to the Alpine world, demonstrating extraordinary ability to shape metal into forms that are powerful yet delicate.
His works are present in Italy and abroad, including the monumental sculptural group on Monte Marrone, dedicated to the Alpini and the Fallen of the Liberation, as well as important monuments in Lavone di Pezzaze, Scapoli and Augsburg.
The two sculptures presented here testify to the expressive force and authenticity of Piotti’s language: iron works that enclose spirituality, Alpine identity and the technical mastery of an artist capable of transforming a hard and noble material into forms charged with meaning and memory.
Pair of sculptures by Vittorio Piotti (1935-2000)
A Brescia-based artist known as “Brusafer” (“burns iron” in the local dialect), he was a reference figure in iron sculpture of the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Lavone di Pezzaze, he combined military training with the Alpini with a deep passion for mountains, mountaineering and flight, experiences that strongly influenced his artistic poetics.
After artistic studies between Venice and Carrara, Piotti chose iron as his material of election, placing himself within the Valtrumplina tradition of the ferraioli. With hammer, nails and oxy-acetylene flame he gave life to an expressive universe populated by human figures, animals and allusions to the Alpine world, demonstrating extraordinary ability to shape metal into forms that are powerful yet delicate.
His works are present in Italy and abroad, including the monumental sculptural group on Monte Marrone, dedicated to the Alpini and the Fallen of the Liberation, as well as important monuments in Lavone di Pezzaze, Scapoli and Augsburg.
The two sculptures presented here testify to the expressive force and authenticity of Piotti’s language: iron works that enclose spirituality, Alpine identity and the technical mastery of an artist capable of transforming a hard and noble material into forms charged with meaning and memory.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Iron type
Wrought iron
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Realism
Material
Iron, Stone
Artist
Vittorio Piotti (XX)
Title of artwork
Aquila - testa di toro
Signature
Signed
Edition
1/1
Colour
Beige, Brown
Condition
Good condition
Height
50 cm
Width
30 cm
Depth
25 cm
Weight
8 kg
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