Floriano Bodini

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Floriano Bodini (born January 8, 1933 in Gemonio , Varese province , † July 2, 2005 in Milan ) was an Italian sculptor and medalist .

Life

After graduating from the higher art school, Bodini studied sculpture at the Accademia di Brera as a master student of Francesco Messina . His first solo exhibition took place in 1958. In 1968 his wooden sculpture "Portrait of a Pope" became part of the collection of the Vatican museums, which attracted attention in other European countries. In 1970 he was awarded the Bolatti Prize. In 1977 Bodini received the “Prize of the President of the Republic for Sculpture” from the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca . From 1978 to 1987 Bodini was head of the chair for sculpture at the Accademia di Carrara , and from 1991 to 1994 he was president of the academy. In 1987 he was appointed professor for plastic design at the Technical University of Darmstadt , where he held the chair until 1999. From 1985 his extensive cycle of major public works began, including in Milan, Parma and Varese. In 1996 he was awarded the Michelangelo Buonarroti Prize for Sculpture .

There is a museum named after him in his birthplace, Gemonio.

Work (selection)

  • Marble statue of Publio Virgilio Marone, Brindisi
  • Bronze statue of Pope Paul VI, Sacro Monte di Varese
  • Marble statue of Pope Paul VI in the Milan Cathedral
  • Main altar in Varese Cathedral
  • Statue portrait of Cardinal Ferrari in the Cathedral of Parma
  • Memorial to the Fallen of Labor, Carrara
  • Main altar in the Santuario di Rho
  • Altar in the Vatican Grottoes in St. Peter, Rome
  • The pigeon flight, bronze for the headquarters of the Agip company, San Donato Milanese
  • Monument to Stradivarius, Cremona,
  • Bronze ensemble of the Göttingen Seven in front of the state parliament in Hanover
  • Sacred portal for the Basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterno, Rome
  • Eucharist altar in San Giovanni Rotondo , architect Renzo Piano
  • Statue Pope Paul VI in the Aula Nervi, Vatican
  • Main altar and baptismal font in the baroque church by Rovello Porro (Bodini's last work)
  • Main altar and pulpit in the pilgrimage church of Santa Casa, Loreto

Exhibitions

  • Bodini. Sculture, disegni, incisioni 1958/2000. January – March 2016, Lucca .

Sources and web links

Commons : Floriano Bodini  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alasia Borghese Floriano Bodini. Italy. In: ARTISTS MEMBERS. FIDEM (International Art Medal Federation - Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d'Art), accessed on October 28, 2015 (English).
  2. ↑ http://www.fondazionebmlucca.it/areanews.php
personal data
SURNAME Bodini, Floriano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor, professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Gemonio , Varese Province
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 2005
Place of death Milan