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Lot Essay
'The spheres, are first of all perfect, magical forms and I break them apart to search out their states of internal fermentation, mysterious and alive, monstrous and pure; I set up a contrast to their smooth and polished parts, a discordant tension, a completeness made out of things that are incomplete. This very same act is a way of freeing myself from an absolute form. I destroy it. But also multiply it. Sculpture for me is a process of excavation and relief, without defining a space, and without establishing a centre.'( A. Pomodoro in G. Carandente, Arnaldo Pomodoro, exh. cat., The Hakone Open air Museum, Japan 1994, p.24)
The sphere, symbolic of both earth and cosmos is a central feature of Pomodoro's art and was first developed by him in 1963. Each perfect form was perforated by a deep irregular fissure. Rotante dal Foro Centrale assumes a new aspect these earlier spheres, for, in place of the previous erosion of form or, perhaps, in combination with it, a regular geometric opening appears within the globe. From 1966-1968 Pomodoro's spheres received the name of 'Rotors' and are perforated as if by a machine. Instead of time and nature affecting the sphere there is now a technological attack on the exterior, providing light and a much increased movement.
The sphere, symbolic of both earth and cosmos is a central feature of Pomodoro's art and was first developed by him in 1963. Each perfect form was perforated by a deep irregular fissure. Rotante dal Foro Centrale assumes a new aspect these earlier spheres, for, in place of the previous erosion of form or, perhaps, in combination with it, a regular geometric opening appears within the globe. From 1966-1968 Pomodoro's spheres received the name of 'Rotors' and are perforated as if by a machine. Instead of time and nature affecting the sphere there is now a technological attack on the exterior, providing light and a much increased movement.