Luigi Mainolfi
Luigi Mainolfi (born February 16, 1948 in Rotondi ) is an Italian sculptor and graphic artist .
life and work
Mainolfi was born in Rotondi in Campania in 1948 . He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli and moved to Turin in northern Italy in 1973 , where several artists from Arte Povera were based.
Luigi Mainolfi's sculptures are made of natural materials such as clay, plaster, wood, tuff , bronze and marble. Some works seem to depict characters from fairy tales or myths.
In the park of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sapporo , Japan , Mainolfi is installing the works Mainolfi swims in the water of Hokkaido and Columns of Sapporo .
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 1982 Appel and Fertsch Gallery, Frankfurt
Group exhibitions
- 1982 documenta 7 , Kassel
- 1982 At gauntlet and Lagoon 40th Biennale di Venezia , Venezia
- 1982 Le Basi di ciello Paris Biennale , Paris
- 1981 São Paulo Biennale , São Paulo
Sculpture gardens
- 1999 Il Giardino fertile soil , Seggiano
- 1986 Campo del Sole , Tuoro sul Trasimeno , curator : Enrico Crispolti
Award
- Superior Prixe al 5th Henry Moore GP, Japan
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catalog: documenta 7 Kassel ; Vol. 1: (visual biographies of the artists); Vol. 2: (Current works of the artists); P. 332, Kassel 1982 ISBN 3-920453-02-6
- ↑ atelier sul mare museo albergo Luigi Mainolfi accessed on May 7, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Italian Cultural Institute Cologne Bestario del Sole works by Luigi Mainolfi ( Memento of 18 May 2015, Internet Archive )
- ↑ Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro Luigi Mainolfi accessed on May 7, 2015 (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mainolfi, Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotondi Campania |