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Roto - Optic, 1964
Loaned to
Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
Description
wood, metal, electromechanical animation
Dimensions
36.4inch x 35.4inch x 7.4inch
No. Elements
1
Object Type
tecnica mista
Credits
© Gianni Colombo - Courtesy Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Torino foto di Paolo Pellion - Proprietà della Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT
The Artist
Gianni
Colombo’s art occurs in the space between the work and those who encounter it.
Author of a consistent body of work, he was part of the Gruppo T with Giovanni
Anceschi, Davide Boriani, Gabriele De Vecchi, and Grazia Varisco, and
participated in investigations into kinetic art. In the late 1950s, he was
already defining each of his works as “tests” through which he could experiment
with and observe the behavioural reactions of visitors. Introducing elements of
perceptual ambiguity, he experimented with wide-ranging formal freedom over the
course of his career, remaining faithful, however, to the concept of “open
work,” to be interpreted and experienced on various levels and whose final image
is produced by the viewers themselves. Emphasizing this idea of active
participation, the artist preferred to use the term “user,” and thought of the
public as “technicians.” [...]
Castello di Rivoli
Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
Piazza Mafalda di Savoia
10098 Rivoli (Torino)
