last year, umbrellas (ombrelli).
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september 2017
via mazzini and via garibaldi | pietrasanta, italy
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
this year, butterflies (farfalle).
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september 2018
via mazzini and via garibaldi | pietrasanta, italy
viale versilia | marina di pietrasanta, italy
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
or actually, mariposas. after a sculpture by spanish artist, manolo valdés. from manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation), the annual summer art exhibition sponsored by the comune di pietrasanta (town of pietrasanta) from 16 june-4 november 2018.
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manolo valdés | mariposas | aluminum | 2015
manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation) | pietrasanta, italy | 16 june-4 november 2018
photo credits lisa walsh | innerspace
valdés’ works are contemporary interpretations of classic works with art historical importance, by masters such as velázquez (1599-1660), rembrandt (1606-1669), or matisse (1869-1954).
henri matisse (1869-1954) | femme au chapeau (woman with a hat) | 1905 | san francisco musuem of modern art (sfmoma) | san francisco, ca
photo credit sfmoma
manolo valdés | retrato (portrait) | oil on burlap | 2017 | opera gallery | dubai, united arab emirates
photo credit opera gallery
manolo valdés | pamela | aluminum | 2015
manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation) | pontile di tonfano (tonfano pier) | marina di pietrasanta, italy | 16 june-4 november 2018
photo credit contini galleria d’arte via facebook
foreground: manolo valdés | irene | bronze | 2006
background: manolo valdés | caballero | bronze | 2005
manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation) | pietrasanta, italy | 16 june-4 november 2018
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
manolo valdés | double imogen | marble and steel | 2016
manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation) | pietrasanta, italy | 16 june-4 november 2018
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
manolo valdés | clio dorada | brass and steel | 2017
manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation) | pietrasanta, italy | 16 june-4 november 2018
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
manolo valdés | regina II | bronze | 2005
manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation) | pietrasanta, italy | 16 june-4 november 2018
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
piazza del duomo | pietrasanta, italy
manolo valdés: poetica della traduzione (the poetics of intrepretation) | pietrasanta, italy | 16 june-4 november 2018
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
click here to read my previous post about the pietrasanta contemporary sculpture park.