Sculpture, Testa di Ulisse - 28 cm - Wax

Wax Model – Head of Odysseus
Wax

This wax sketch depicts the head of Odysseus (Ulysses), the wandering hero of Greek mythology, eternal symbol of intelligence, cunning, and initiatory journey. The work was found in Palinuro, a highly evocative place linked to myth and navigation, which reinforces the symbolic and narrative value of the subject.

The wax model represents a fundamental phase of the sculpting process: the original model created by the artist before casting, used to define volumes, expression, and the plastic tension of the final work. It is therefore a unique, intimate, unrepeatable object that preserves all the freshness of the creative gesture and the author's original thought.

Unlike the cast work, the model retains a livelier, more direct quality: the surfaces tell the process, the decisions, the corrections, and the energy of the artist's hand. It is a piece particularly appreciated by collectors and scholars, precisely because it testifies to the birth of the work.

Material: pressed wax
Period: contemporary
Origin: Palinuro (Italy)

Dimensions:
• Height: about 28 cm
• Width: about 21 cm
• Depth: about 25 cm

Ideal piece for collectors of contemporary sculpture, lovers of classical myth, and for those who wish to own an authentic object from the creative process, prior to the final casting.