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Ivan ZanoniStunning Iron Sculpture - Two Buttercups and a moth2025
2025
$2,642.17
£1,945.95
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The yellow, shiny and vibrant petals of buttercups are memories of childhood time and radiate joy, happiness and friendship. Ivan Zanoni hand-forges them as miniature suns with their green, fleshy leaves at the base. A moth animates the sculpture, adding life and momentum to this tender natural composition.
In Ivan Zanoni's forge, iron takes the shape of nature. It is not just the appearance, but the inner essence of the natural world that he is able to transform into metal. Perfect as an indoor or outdoor sculpture, this exquisite art piece blurs the borders in between real and its reproduction, warmth and coldness, motion and stillness.
Ivan Zanoni inherited his craftsmanship from his father Luciano, the creator of a four-meters monumental olive tree forged for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle. The duo is appreciated by the international scene for the incredibly ability in forging metal, using traditional techniques passed down through generations.
Together and individually, the Zanoni family has held numerous solo and institutional exhibitions in Italy, France and Greece, with strong interest from collectors especially in the US, UK and Australia. Private commissions are available upon request.
- Creator:Ivan Zanoni (1971, Italian)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 18.9 in (48 cm)Width: 6.3 in (16 cm)Depth: 4.53 in (11.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU431316334962
Ivan Zanoni
Sculptor Ivan Zanoni is likely among the last blacksmiths in the world who relies on medieval techniques to create magnificent iron sculptures. Having learned the craft from his father, sculptor Luciano Zanoni, Ivan is celebrated internationally for his provocative animal sculptures and other works.
Ivan Zanoni was born in Caldes, Trento, Italy, and wasted no time getting his little hands into all sorts of trouble. Burning himself was just the first of many lessons he would learn while working in his father’s workshop, but in the years that followed, Ivan would come to master the traditions most closely associated with the family name. There is a long history of blacksmithing in the Zanoni family, and many artisans have passed down skills to younger generations, who’ve managed to formulate their own unique approach to their craft.
Today, father and son work together in their shared workshop even as their subjects and methods vary. Luciano’s ideas take shape in his head, and while he may draw the initial outlines of a concept in chalk on the ground before lighting the fire, he usually skips the concepting stage altogether. Ivan, on the other hand, tends to sketch out ideas, make plasticine models and cut sheet metal accordingly before beginning to work with his material. Sometimes a given work can take years to complete.
Ivan is probably best known for the vast range of figurative sculptures he’s created over the years, all of which draw on the wonders of the animal kingdom, while his father specializes in sculpting olive trees and other plant life in iron. Their approaches intersect with a love of nature, each holding a firm belief that remaining rooted to the earth, grounded both emotionally and spiritually, is critical to much more than just their art.
Ivan began to explore sculpture on his own in 1998. He has exhibited his work at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto. He created a series of sculptures representing the fables of La Fontaine and has completed multiple feline sculptures inspired by the stories of Italian writer Emilio Salgari. The Salamon Fine Art gallery in Milan represents both Ivan and Luciano Zanoni, and some of their work is held in the gallery’s permanent collection.
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