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Pier Paolo Calzolari — This work is registered with the Fondazione Calzolari, under number A-CAL-1972-44.
Pier Paolo Calzolari

This work is registered with the Fondazione Calzolari, under number A-CAL-1972-44.

Pier Paolo Calzolari's untitled work, registered with the Fondazione Calzolari under number A-CAL-1972-44, exemplifies the artist's deeply poetic engagement with Arte Povera, combining humble and elemental materials — lead, salt, iron, glass, and oil lamps — into a contemplative installation. The flickering warmth of the oil lamps activates the surrounding materials, encouraging processes of transformation, oxidation, and crystallization that unfold slowly over time. The work embodies Calzolari's enduring fascination with the alchemical and the ephemeral, treating the artwork as a living, mutable presence rather than a static object.

Medium
lead, salt, iron, glass and oil lamps

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

February 9, 2016

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Pier Paolo Calzolari, This work is registered with the Fondazione Calzolari, under number A-CAL-1972-44.

Pier Paolo Calzolari's untitled work, registered with the Fondazione Calzolari under number A-CAL-1972-44, exemplifies the artist's deeply poetic engagement with Arte Povera, combining humble and elemental materials — lead, salt, iron, glass, and oil lamps — into a contemplative installation. The flickering warmth of the oil lamps activates the surrounding materials, encouraging processes of transformation, oxidation, and crystallization that unfold slowly over time. The work embodies Calzolari's enduring fascination with the alchemical and the ephemeral, treating the artwork as a living, mutable presence rather than a static object.

Medium
lead, salt, iron, glass and oil lamps
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Assemblage, Twentieth Century, Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Atmospheric Mood, Italian Artist, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Sculptural Installation, Arte Povera, Somber Mood