Pietro Colmellere (1997) - Afra
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Pietro Colmellere presents Afra, a unique 2024 walnut wood and acrylic sculpture, carved by hand and signed, with dimensions 45 × 34 × 25 cm and a weight of 7.2 kg, in excellent condition and issued with a certificate of authenticity.
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Pietro Colmellere (1997) - AFRA (2024)
Afra
A face that emerges from the material like a memory surfacing. Afra is a female bust sculpted from a walnut trunk, deliberately broken, fragmented, almost unfinished.
The face is rendered with surprising delicacy: closed eyes, chin slightly raised, an expression suspended between introspection and revelation. In contrast, the head explodes into a mass of natural wood, as if Afra's thoughts could not be contained by any sharp form.
At the neck, a golden element — a direct reference to tribal adornment, ancient and primordial jewelry — the only element that burns with warmth in the cool tones of the figure.
Pietro Colmellere, sculptor class of 1997, builds a powerful dialogue between archetype and contemporaneity: the tradition of tribal art filtered through a very modern sculptural sensibility, which lets the material speak without having to domesticate it completely.
Year: 2024
Technique: sculpture in walnut wood and acrylic
Dimensions: cm 45x34x25
Weight: 7.2kg
Edition: Unique sculpture carved by hand
Conditions: Work in excellent condition
Certificate: Work released with certificate of authenticity issued by the artist
Shipping: Shipping will be insured and will be carried out only to a European address
Pietro Colmellere (1997) - AFRA (2024)
Afra
A face that emerges from the material like a memory surfacing. Afra is a female bust sculpted from a walnut trunk, deliberately broken, fragmented, almost unfinished.
The face is rendered with surprising delicacy: closed eyes, chin slightly raised, an expression suspended between introspection and revelation. In contrast, the head explodes into a mass of natural wood, as if Afra's thoughts could not be contained by any sharp form.
At the neck, a golden element — a direct reference to tribal adornment, ancient and primordial jewelry — the only element that burns with warmth in the cool tones of the figure.
Pietro Colmellere, sculptor class of 1997, builds a powerful dialogue between archetype and contemporaneity: the tradition of tribal art filtered through a very modern sculptural sensibility, which lets the material speak without having to domesticate it completely.
Year: 2024
Technique: sculpture in walnut wood and acrylic
Dimensions: cm 45x34x25
Weight: 7.2kg
Edition: Unique sculpture carved by hand
Conditions: Work in excellent condition
Certificate: Work released with certificate of authenticity issued by the artist
Shipping: Shipping will be insured and will be carried out only to a European address
Details
Era
After 2000
Wood type
Walnut
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Country of origin
Italy
Style
Modern
Material
Wood
Artist
Pietro Colmellere (1997)
Title of artwork
Afra
Signature
Hand signed
Year
2024
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
45 cm
Width
30 cm
Depth
25 cm
Weight
7.2 kg
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