Art@Site www.artatsite.com Gio Pomodoro Solar Stairs
Artist:

Gio Pomodoro

Title:

Solar Stairs

Year:
1989
Adress:
Tel Aviv University
Website:
www.israelpublicart.com:
Sub-titled "Homage to Kepler" the sculpture suggests progress toward lofty goals.
A certain continuity characterizes Pomodoro's long career. As the artist has stated on many occasions:"Each of my works is tied to the previous and following one, even if this does not always happen in a linear route."
He divides his work into four moments: "Signs in the Negative" (1953 - 59); "Surfaces under Tension" (1958 - 72);"Works in Stone" (1970 - 80); and "Monumental Works in Stone and Bronze" (1980 - present).

www.wikipedia.org:
GiĆ² Pomodoro (1930-2002) was an Italian sculptor, printmaker, and stage designer. In 1954 he moved to Milan, where he associated with leading avant-garde artists and started making jewelry. He then began to produce reverse reliefs in clay and also formed assemblages of various materials, including wood, textiles, and plaster subsequently cast in metal.
During the 1960s, he developed several series of sculptures, which explored a range of abstract shapes, usually with smooth undulating surfaces. In his later career, Pomodoro regularly received public commissions and produced a number of large outdoor structures.
His brother is the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.