A CAST ALUMINIUM 'LUNA' TABLE

BY ADO CHALE, 2011

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A CAST ALUMINIUM 'LUNA' TABLE
BY ADO CHALE, 2011
On three polished aluminium tripod supports, the edge of the top with engraved signature 'Ado Charle' and marked to the reverse '10/2011' in red marker pen
12½ in. (32 cm.) high; 66 in. (168 cm.) diameter

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Born in Brussels in 1928, Ado Chale's early years informed his later artistic output. Son of a cabinet-maker and apprenticed to a Blacksmith, Chale became interested in rocks and mineral specimens following a trip to Frankfurt. He opened his own store of minerals sometime later on the Avenue Louise in Brussels and also began selling his own creations - mosaics incorporating finds from the beaches of the Cap Blanc-Nez in France. The present table with its textured 'luna' surface and geological overtones combined with the architectonic handling of the metal medium seems to fuse his cabinet-making heritage with his fascination for the raw materials and textures to be found in nature.