Painted wood
Italy, second half of the 20th century
Marcello Morandini (b. 1940) – Italian artist and designer
Signed in ink and numbered on a label attached to the reverse ‘7/100'
Published by Edizione del Deposito, Genova
Accompanied by the original cardboard box
Dimensions: 13 ½ x 13 ½ x 3 ½ in. (34.3 x 34.3 x 8.9 cm.)
Good condition

Best known for his black and white graphic works, Marcello Morandini is continually interested in the representation of movement. This three-dimensional structure uses geometric elements – namely, the square and the cylinder – to demonstrate the movement of volume. Sixteen boxes are lined up, with a barely perceptible cylinder in the top left corner. In equal increments, the cylinder becomes larger and larger, eventually filling up the entire box of the lower right corner. Using elements of Minimalism, the simplicity of the piece adds a strong visual elements.

Marcello Morandini (Italian, b. 1940)

Born in Mantau in 1940, Marcello Morandini attended the Brera Art Academy in Milan where he worked as an assistant designer and graphic artist. In 1964, Morandini began his first three-dimensional works, and had his first solo exhibition the following year in Genoa. His works focus on the visual representation of movement, seen as a subject independent from representational themes. In studying different types of movements – torsion, tension, expansion, overlapping – he produces graphic and plastic two-and-three-dimensional works, always in black and white. The artist has taken part in the XXXIV Venice Biennale, IX Biennial of Sao Paolo, Documenta 6 and numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Morandini lives and works in Varese.

Condition

Surface dirt and wear throughout; Bottom element, second from the right loose from structure; slight residue buildup on four elements.

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