Bronze sculpture -Andrea Picini (1935-2003)

Bronze sculpture, green patina

Height 26 cm (10.24 in)
Width 11 cm (4.34 in)

Italian artist, Andrea Picini was born in Rome on March 14, 1935

Trained in Paris, he first won the prestigious Prix Nationale de la Sculpture
in 1960
He is a painter, sculptor, ceramist, and jewellery designer. Among the many unusual projects he has worked on, one that stands out his skilful interpretation of the tarot card arcanes

Picini is a wandering artist. He has lived for long periods of time abroad ? Africa, India, Syria, Yugoslavia and his foreign travels have greatly influenced his work

His art can most probably be seen as the attempt to give substance to both space and time, embodying his desire to reveal the essence of life