Carmelo Cappello

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Carmelo Cappello (* 21st May 1912 in Ragusa ( Sicily ), Italy ; † 21st December 1996 in Milan , Italy) was an Italian sculptor of modernity .

Life

Cappello studied at the art school in Comiso in 1928 before moving to Rome . After 1930 he studied at the Art School in Monza ( Istituto Superiore ) with Marino Marini .

Carmelo Cappello died in 1996 at the age of 84 in Milan, where he had lived and worked for most of his life.

Capello was a participant in the Venice Biennale , the Rome Quadriennale , the Milan Triennale and, in 1959, the documenta 2 in Kassel .

plant

Progressione di spazi vuoti (1964)

Cappello was known for his filigree metal sculptures, which often had an abstract bird-like appearance.

His works are exhibited in museums in Antibes , Belgrade , Palermo and Rome , among others .

Photo by Paolo Monti
Milano X Triennale. Parco Sempione
"Fughe ritmiche di luce", ottone lucidato, 1961
"Fughe ritmiche di luce", ottone lucidato, 1961
Schizzo
Milano X Triennale. Parco Sempione

literature

Enrico Crispolti (Ed.): Carmelo Cappello. Mazzotta, Milan 1994, ISBN 88-202-1097-5 .

Web links

Commons : Carmelo Cappello - collection of images, videos and audio files

Materials by and about Carmelo Cappello in the documenta archive

personal data
SURNAME	Cappello, Carmelo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian modernist sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 21, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ragusa , Sicily, Italy
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 1996
Place of death	Milan , Italy