Giuseppe Spagnulo
Grande Ruota , sculpture by Giuseppe Spagnulo in Bochum City Park
Giuseppe Spagnulo (born December 28, 1936 in Grottaglie , Province of Taranto ( Apulia ), † June 15, 2016 ) was an Italian sculptor .
life and work
Spagnulo trained from 1952 to 1958 at the "Instituto d'arte per la ceramica" in Faenza . In 1959 he was an assistant in the sculpture studios of Lucio Fontana and Arnaldo Pomodoro and made the acquaintance of Piero Manzoni . In 1968 he took an active part in the university protest movement and worked on the first iron sculptures. At the invitation of the "Newport Harbor Art Museum" in 1977 he made a trip through California .
Awards and honors
- 1974: First prize of the 5th Premio Scultura Seregno-Brianza
- 1980: DAAD scholarship holder in Berlin
Exhibitions
- 1972: 36th Venice Biennale , Venice
- 1977: documenta 6 , Kassel
Working in public space (selection)
- 1974 Ferro Spezzato - Barra . Bochum Art Museum
- 1974 Ferro Spezzato - Grande Diagonale . Ruhr-University Bochum
- 1974 Ferro Spezzato - La Grande Curva . Schlosspark Haus Weitmar , Bochum
- 1979/80 Allegory of the Trojan War . German Mining Museum , Bochum
- 2000/06 Grande Ruota . Bochum City Park
- 2005 Ferro Spezzato - Blocco . Schlosspark Haus Weitmar , Bochum
literature
- Wieland Schmied : Presence and Eternity. Traces of the transcendent in the art of our time , Martin-Gropius-Bau , Berlin April 7 to June 24, 1990, Edition Cantz, Stuttgart 1990; ISBN 3-89322-179-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ Giuseppe Spagnulo: Barra , artibeau - Art in Bochum
- ↑ Giuseppe Spagnulo Grande diagonal , artibeau - Art in Bochum
- ↑ Giuseppe Spagnulo: La Grande Curva , artibeau - Art in Bochum
- ↑ Giuseppe Spagnulo: Allegory of the Trojan War , artibeau - art in Bochum
- ↑ Giuseppe Spagnulo Grande Ruota , artibeau - Art in Bochum
- ↑ Giuseppe Spagnulo: Blocco , artibeau - Art in Bochum
Web links
- Literature by and about Giuseppe Spagnulo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage
- Giuseppe Spagnulo at Galerie m Bochum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spagnulo, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grottaglie |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 2016 |