Semaforo
| Artist | Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, born 1926) |
|---|---|
| Title | Semaforo |
| Date | 1963 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 49 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (126.4 x 13.1 x 28.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | Jane and Roger Wolcott Memorial, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 69.59 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A polished bronze, rectangular pillar with a darker bronze base. Near the top, a band has been gouged out and there are other gouge marks below and above that band. The gouging reveals a grid-like, geometric structure inside.
With Semaforo, Italian sculptor and designer Arnaldo Pomodoro evoked an ancient totemic monolith with the modern, industrial material of brass. Pomodoro usually conceives of his sculptures as basic, geometric forms, such as the cylinder or cube, and then gouges out sections to destroy the purity of the form, as in Semaforo.
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"Semaforo | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=69.59