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Mattia Bosco
Sezione Aurea 78 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf, abstract

2022

$5,722.97
£4,239.86
€4,800
CA$7,840.18
A$8,699.34
CHF 4,556.90
MX$106,677.29
NOK 57,962.23
SEK 54,713.87
DKK 36,512.54
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Sezione Aurea 78 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of oxidised black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 79 × 47 × 8 cm (31.1 × 18.5 × 3.1 in). 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. The artist uses gold leaf to emphasise particular shapes and lines in the stone. This body of work, titled "Sezione aurea" (Latin for "Golden section"), was inspired by the discovery of mica-containing rocks. The artist chose to use gold leaf to crystallise this presence of gold because this mineral gives the stone its sparkle. Gold is compared to light in its solid state by Mattia Bosco, who sees stone as the solid manifestation of time.
  • Creator:
    Mattia Bosco (1976, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.11 in (79 cm)Width: 18.51 in (47 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU803114549682

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