Domestic Divinities
During the first Anna Galtarossa’s Solo Show, the gallery rooms have been occupied by a series of sculptures of various sizes; some of them are mobile, such as Totem, a rotating structure measuring four and a half metres and covered with pompoms, skirts, wigs, flags, paper wings, plastic dollars, and diverse shiny coloured materials that come together in a dance: one that can unleash dreamy and atavist feelings.
The artist's works evoke ideas about purification and the sense of spiritual community. They unite in a cathartic movement layers of everyday objects and traditional forms of female crafts, together with strongly masculine elements. This mixture of disparate objects expresses an exuberant delicacy and an intensely provocative force, and transforms the sculptures into the custodian spirits of a tribal kind.
Maria Rosa Sossai, 2010.
(see biography)
Maria Rosa Sossai, 2010
Domestic Divinities - Grandma’s Bag – 2010
bag, polyurethane foam, wax, Pongo, crystals, fabric flowers, scoubidou, rollers, pom-poms
48 x 43 x 74 cm
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Domestic Divinities - Ancestors – 2010
bag, pom-poms, fabric flowers, cypress wood, papier mâché, sequins, shells, fabric, rollers, wig
105 x 70 x 40 cm
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Totem – 2010
iron structure on concrete mixer with timer, covered with paper, mylar, wool, sequins, stones, shoes, synthetic fur
180 x 450 x 200 cm
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Domestic Divinities – 2010
aluminum pot, beads, bottle with model boat, branches, nest, pom-poms, synthetic fur, stones, corn pellets
105 x 70 x 40 cm
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Domestic Divinities – 2011
lamé and sequins bag, cypress branch, poliurethane, stones, pom-pon, glas, paper, acrylic wool, scoubidou, fishnet stocking, elecric light
81 x 94 x 30 cm
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Big Shivering Silver White – 2011
aluminum, wood, fabric, sequin, mylar, pearls, fan
260 x 60 x 60 cm
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Pink Blue Bower – 2011
mechanical steel structure, fabric, bijoux
185 x 52 x 52 cm
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Blue, Yellow, Inflatable – 2011
mechanical steel structure, fabric
180 x 35 x 35 cm
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Furry Brown Silver Swinger – 2011
mechanical steel structure, fun fur, aluminum paper
210 x 60 x 60 cm
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Pink Head Bobber – 2011
mechanical steel structure, felt, lint, papier mache
200 x 60 x 60 cm
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Libro sulla mensola – 2011
book, wool, fabric, sequins
30 x 50 x 8 cm
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Construction engineer’s jacket – 2011
cotton, toulle, pom-pom, acrylic wool, wadding, crystals, stones, paper, bijou, paper clips, metal fabric
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Installation view
Studio la Città - 2010
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