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Ivan Zanoni Art

Italian, b. 1971

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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Artist: Ivan Zanoni
Olive tree sculpture, black wrought iron, fit indoor and outdoor, unique piece
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
The exquisite forged sculpture is a unique piece, forged by a skilled Italian artist whose artworks are in significant public and proven collections. The artist, Ivan Zanoni, is kn...
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2010s Contemporary Ivan Zanoni Art

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Unique piece Cherry blossom tree - Outdoor & indoor wrought iron sculpture
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Unique proof, forged by hand in wrought iron. The Italian Zanoni sculptors, father and son [Luciano and Ivan], know how to forge iron like no contemporary artist today. They also have an elegant and poetic look at everything that inspires them, including the surrounding nature. After the success of public and market exhibitions over the years that brought them to the forefront of the Italian and French scene, today, their artworks are also in prestigious American collections, among them Bill Gates...
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2010s Realist Ivan Zanoni Art

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Cat in playful pose crafted in black wrough iron by Italian Master
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An exquisite and highly tasteful sculpture, The Cat is one of the most recent artworks by the Italian master blacksmith Ivan Zanoni who has recently been put on display at MART, Museum of Modern Art in Rovereto (the most prominent in Italy), which has dedicated a significant exhibition to himBornorn and raised in Caldes (Trento, ItalyIvan Zanoni ), is one of the most famous contemporary artists mastering iron of our time. Ivan Zanoni has learned this rare activity from his father, Luciano, who, among other artworks, has sculpted a four meters olive tree for Melinda and Bill Gates...
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2010s Realist Ivan Zanoni Art

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Lynx inside and outdoor sculpture unique black wrough iron feline cat natural
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
The sculpture is a unique, unrepeatable piece. Can be an outdoor sculpture. The Lynx belongs to the cycle dedicated to local animals that the sculptor has been working on. The artwork has just been exhibited in the prestigious museum in Rovereto, the Mart, Italy's leading museum of modern and contemporary art. It has been created with a technique that the artist has perfected over his long experience. Furthermore, he learnt a few technical skills from his father, a sculptor of wrought iron too. A few artworks made by father and son are in significant private and public collections, the best known of which is the Melinda and Bill Gates...
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Christian cross, nature theme, sculpture suitable for funeral commemoration
By Ivan Zanoni
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naturalistic calvary tree The sculptor is fresh from the success of a major exhibition that the MART, Museum of Modern Art in Rovereto (the most prominent in Italy), dedicated to hi...
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2010s Contemporary Ivan Zanoni Art

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Iron

Wrought iron feline sculpture of a black panther sculpted by Ivan Zanoni
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The sculptor is fresh from the success of a major exhibition that the MART, Museum of Modern Art in Rovereto (the most prominent in Italy), dedicated to him. Born and raised in Cal...
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2010s Naturalistic Ivan Zanoni Art

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Pair of wrought iron stag beetles on a river stone all "framed" by a steel tray
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The measures of the composition are cm h 10 x w 36 x d 36. The measurements written on the technical file correspond on each single stag beetle. After the success of a major exhibi...
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Early 2000s Naturalistic Ivan Zanoni Art

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Majestic iron black bear sculpture forged by Ivan Zanoni
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2010s Naturalistic Ivan Zanoni Art

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Rare Beetroot sculpture in black wrough iron by fine Italian blacksmith Zanoni
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
The work can be dated to 2005, when Luciano Zanoni (Ivan's father) was at the height of strength and skill. Characteristics allowed him to bring to life an object that is unique in i...
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2010s Naturalistic Ivan Zanoni Art

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Iron

Sculpture installation of six walnut shells made of walnut wood and wrought iron
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
Composition of 6 handmade unique wrought iron walnut shell sculptures with wood walnut. The installation consist of 3 empty shells, 2 half shells with respective walnut and 1 shell w...
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2010s Naturalistic Ivan Zanoni Art

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Iron

The march of the crabs, series of wrought-iron sculptures by Italian blacksmith
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
Ivan Zanoni's expert craftsmanship shows us this composition of 5 handmade and unique sculptures that provide the effect of watching crabs emerge from the sea. The measure written a...
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2010s Realist Ivan Zanoni Art

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