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Mattia Bosco
Korè-Portovenere Portoro by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome

2023

About the Item

Korè-Portovenere Portoro is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Portovenere Portoro marble, dimensions are 164.5 × 45 × 79 cm (64.8 × 17.7 × 31.1 in). This piece is a part of a collection of twelve sculptures, two of which are Sezione Aurea, created especially for Mattia Bosco's solo exhibition "Korai," which will be on display in Rome's Colosseum Archaeological Park from 22 September 2023 to 14 January 2024. Although identical in shape, each piece in the "Korai" series is made of a different exceptional marble, including the sculptural marble from Michelangelo's quarry, Bardiglio, Rosso Collemandina, Fantastico d'Arni, Portoro, and Cipollino d'Elbe. The Temple of Venus and Rome, a massive sacred structure opened in 136 AD, will serve as their temporary home for the duration of the exhibition. These marbles are typical of the period of imperial Roman architecture and are in perfect harmony with the spirit of the location. The process used by the artist is significantly different from that of traditional sculpture, where the sculptor begins with a block of stone that already contains the desired and imagined form and then removes extra material. For Mattia Bosco, on the other hand, the sculptor's intervention is straightforward, constrained, and limited, and it only seeks to bring out and purify the form that is already present in the stone. Form and substance are therefore inseparable; stone, for example, is already a potential sculpture because it always tends to take on a particular shape. The artist chooses the fascinating rocks from among the extracted fragments right there in the quarries. He gives them a base, sets them vertically, and begins to leave his own imprint on the surface.
  • Creator:
    Mattia Bosco (1976, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 64.77 in (164.5 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)Depth: 31.11 in (79 cm)
  • Medium:
    Marble
  • Movement & Style:
    Abstract
  • Period:
    2010-
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU803114092621
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