Belvedere, 1990
GPO-0666
Crystal sphere, photographic reproduction on transparent acetate
15 x 82 x 15 cm
Nello Di Meo Collection
A sheet of transparent acetate featuring the impression at the centre of the colour image of a circular ensemble of planets is rolled in the manner of a scroll around a crystal ball, thus suggesting kaleidoscopic correspondence between the various spheres.
The work is part of a group of works with the same title, made between 1990 and 1996, whose common denominator is the presence of one or more astral spheres, understood to be the symbolic model of incomparable perfection. With respect to the other versions, it is the only case in which the celestial bodies are not arranged in relation to a figure (cf. GPO-0665, GPO-0667, GPO-0679, GPO-0698, GPO-0700, GPO-0714, GPO-0715, GPO-0776).
| • | M. Disch, Giulio Paolini. Catalogo ragionato 1960-1999, vol. 2 (Milan: Skira editore, 2008), cat. no. 666 p. 680, col. repr. |
