Stefano Mingione - La Nomade Nuda

SCULPTURAL WORK BY MASTER STEFANO MINGIONE
Artist: Stefano Mingione (Italy, 1954)
Title of the work: The Nude Nomad
Year created: 2026 (Unique work, with texture variations)
Sculpture dimensions: 84 x 66 x 40 cm
Weight: approx. 10 kg
Technique and materials: Cold-cast resin and marble powder, hand-finished with a polished surface; contrasting matte-textured headdress.
Stand / Base: Stand / Base: Freestanding floor sculpture. (The metal structure visible in the photographs serves as a display stand / riser and is not included in the shipment unless otherwise agreed with the buyer).

Authenticity: Original work, signed by the artist and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
Condition: Excellent (artist's archive piece).
Presentation of the work
“The Nude Nomad” is a monumental sculpture that fuses the sacred composure of classical statuary with the essentialism of contemporary art. The kneeling female figure rests her hands on her thighs in a pose of profound calm and hieratic dignity, evoking archaic memories, Eastern rituals, and the enduring pride of desert peoples.
The work comes alive through a powerful contrast of materials and colors: the sinuous body, modeled in a deep, reflective black, engages in dialogue with the whiteness of the headdress wrapped around the head, a symbol of protection, journey, and guarded identity. Nudity is not mere exposure, but a shedding of earthly superstructures, an affirmation of pure sculptural and existential presence in space.

Artist's comment
«There is no submission in this figure, but a monumental calm that defies time. It is the synthesis of an inner journey: the nomad crosses lands, winds, and memories, but when she comes to rest on the ground, within herself, she becomes a temple. The unclothed body speaks of an original truth, free of adornment, while the fabric wrapped around her head preserves her mystery and solemnity. In the material—in the meeting of stone, marble powders, and iron—I sought that precise point at which silence becomes form, and presence in space becomes living meditation.»
Photographic documentation and room-setting simulations
The gallery includes actual photographs of the work and its macro details. For illustrative purposes only, to provide a sense of spatial and architectural context, room-setting simulations (photorealistic renderings) are included, showing the work placed in a contemporary residential interior design setting.
Professional Shipping and Logistics
The work will be shipped in one piece. It will be meticulously protected with multiple layers of heavy-duty bubble wrap, high-density expanded polystyrene, rigid corner protectors, and heavy-duty triple-wall cardboard, enclosed in a rigid protective security crate/cage to ensure maximum integrity during tracked and insured transport.