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Enrico Castellani — Io son venuto al punto dela rota (I Came to the Point of the Wheel)
Enrico Castellani

Io son venuto al punto dela rota (I Came to the Point of the Wheel)

Enrico Castellani's "Io son venuto al punto dela rota" is a suite of four embossed works on handmade Sicars paper that pairs the Italian artist's signature tactile relief technique with a poetic text drawn from Dante Alighieri's writings. The complete set, presented in loose sheets as originally issued and housed in an acrylic case, demonstrates Castellani's commitment to elevating the materiality of paper through subtle dimensional manipulation while honoring the literary canon. This work exemplifies the artist's broader practice of creating contemplative visual experiences through minimal formal means, where the interplay of light and shadow across the embossed surface becomes the primary vehicle for aesthetic engagement.

Medium
The complete set of four embossings, on Sicars handmade paper, the full sheets loose (as issued), with text by Dante Alighieri, title page, colophon and handmade paper wrappers with embossed title and artist's name, all contained in the original acrylic case.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 23, 2025

Lot 124

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Enrico Castellani, Io son venuto al punto dela rota (I Came to the Point of the Wheel)

Enrico Castellani's "Io son venuto al punto dela rota" is a suite of four embossed works on handmade Sicars paper that pairs the Italian artist's signature tactile relief technique with a poetic text drawn from Dante Alighieri's writings. The complete set, presented in loose sheets as originally issued and housed in an acrylic case, demonstrates Castellani's commitment to elevating the materiality of paper through subtle dimensional manipulation while honoring the literary canon. This work exemplifies the artist's broader practice of creating contemplative visual experiences through minimal formal means, where the interplay of light and shadow across the embossed surface becomes the primary vehicle for aesthetic engagement.

Medium
The complete set of four embossings, on Sicars handmade paper, the full sheets loose (as issued), with text by Dante Alighieri, title page, colophon and handmade paper wrappers with embossed title and artist's name, all contained in the original acrylic case.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, 20th Century, Kinetic Art, Minimalist Aesthetic, Circular Forms, Meditative, Italian Artist, Metal and light, Light Art, Abstract

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