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Sculpture 394
2026
A glazed terracotta figure with an animal head and humanoid body, dressed in a striking color-blocked jacket and matching pants in red, black, and white. The figure holds a helmet and displays the date 1993 marked on its chest, suggesting themes of identity and temporal reference. The sculpture exemplifies anthropomorphic exploration through mixed species and human characteristics, rendered in expressive ceramic form. The work engages with concepts of freedom, performance, and the transgression of conventional boundaries through its deliberately provocative presentation.
- Medium
- Glazed Terracotta
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Studio · Pietro Spirito Studio
Notes
From the artist's website (€1,300 retail at time of import). Slug: g9pb7w2loy6bg3yljwe7jgxvzqmsy7.
Spotted works by Pietro Spirito
Artists in conversation
Claudio Bravo
Chilean · b. 1936
Bravo shared Spirito's commitment to classical figurative tradition combined with meditative precision and emotional restraint, blending Old Master influence with contemporary sensibility in a way that honors formal discipline while achieving deep psychological resonance.
Odd Nerdrum
Norwegian · b. 1944
Nerdrum similarly bridges classical European painterly heritage with contemporary narrative figuration, creating compositions that carry a strong sense of memory and the human condition rendered through technically rigorous and emotionally charged imagery.
Miquel Barceló
Spanish · b. 1957
Barceló shares Spirito's Mediterranean roots and his practice of weaving landscape, memory, and figurative narrative into works that balance formal precision with expressive emotional weight drawn from a deep engagement with classical Italian and Southern European artistic traditions.
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