Marinaio

Paolo Desario - Sailor

Technical information:
- Year: 2013
- Overall dimensions: 86x30x22 cm
- Material: Patinated terracotta with silver leaf and bitumen
- Shipping: the work is shipped with appropriate packaging

In his interpretation of the female body, Paolo Desario seeks the essence, the archetype. The study of form merges with that of the pose, always in balance. By shaping the raw material, clay, the artist gives life to a body and a pose crystallized in time. Yet, the female body exudes freedom.

The artistic and versatile talent of Paolo Desario shines powerfully from his works, releasing a vital energy almost tangible. His inspiration begins from an inner search that carries ancient and primordial echoes, as suggested by the sinuous female torsos and winged figures. He manages to reconcile reality and transcendence through ever-new insights, knowing how to achieve an original synthesis between the individual predilection for the essentiality of forms and the more attentive contemporary plastic research.

Sculptor and painter, Paolo Desario was born in Barletta, in Puglia, and pursued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bari in the sculpture school of Amerigo Tot. He lives and works in Barletta, taught Plastic Disciplines at the State Artistic High School "Sacro Cuore" of Cerignola and at the Art High School of Corato. He boasts an artistic career begun almost 50 years ago, dedicating himself to sculpture and painting, participating in numerous national and international solo and group exhibitions.