Jugen stilo, 1993
wire and BIC pens
∅ 120 cm
Autenticated artwork
(published in Catalogue Raisonné vol. 1 p. 621)
Photo credit: Alessandro Zambianchi
Shown for the first time at the Venice Biennale in 1993, curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, the chandeliers in wrought iron and Bic pens "Jugen Stilo" have a title that suggests the Jugendstil art movement, the German term for Art Nouveau. Mondino always displayed his fascination with the graphic element in his titles, with letters and alphabets directly borrowed or used in an allusive way. These chandeliers that reflect and refract light not only imitate Bohemian crystal, but also make a humble object, such as the cheapest of all transparent plastic ballpoint pens, into something unique and almost aristocratic. Mondino was able to transform matter, making mass production unique and bringing beauty to what was not beautiful.
∅ 120 cm
Autenticated artwork
(published in Catalogue Raisonné vol. 1 p. 621)
Photo credit: Alessandro Zambianchi
Shown for the first time at the Venice Biennale in 1993, curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, the chandeliers in wrought iron and Bic pens "Jugen Stilo" have a title that suggests the Jugendstil art movement, the German term for Art Nouveau. Mondino always displayed his fascination with the graphic element in his titles, with letters and alphabets directly borrowed or used in an allusive way. These chandeliers that reflect and refract light not only imitate Bohemian crystal, but also make a humble object, such as the cheapest of all transparent plastic ballpoint pens, into something unique and almost aristocratic. Mondino was able to transform matter, making mass production unique and bringing beauty to what was not beautiful.
EXHIBITIONS
«Aldo Mondino. Moderno, postmoderno, contemporaneo», Museo d'arte contemporanea Villa Croce, Palazzo della Meridiana; installazioni site-specific: Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Reale, Casa di Colombo, Acquario di Genova, Genova (GE), curated by Ilaria Bonacossa, September 24 - November 27, 2016.
«Rules for illusions. Part II», Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie, Berlin, Deutschland, July 4 - September 19, 2015.
«Aldo Mondino Scultore», Piazza del Duomo e Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, Pietrasanta (LU), curated by Valerio Dehò, September 12 - December 12, 2010.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
V. Dehò (edited by), «Aldo Mondino Scultore», exhibition catalogue (Pietrasanta (LU), Piazza del Duomo e Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, September 12 - December 12, 2010), Allemandi & C., Torino, 2010, p. 34.
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