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ISAMU NOGUCHI - CATALOGUE - PHOTOGALLERY
Noguchi - Table
| Art. 89 - Tavolo con base in frassino laccato nero. Piano in cristallo di mm.15 o mm.19. |
Table with black laquered ash base.
Crystal top of mm.15 or mm.19.
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| cm.131x92 - h.cm.40 |
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Isamu Noguchi
Figlio di un giapponese e di un’americana, è nato a Los Angeles ha vissuto in Giappone fino a quattordici anni e poi negli Stati Uniti.
Nella vita e nell’arte, lo scultore Isamu Noguchi unisce la cultura orientale e quella occidentale. In gioventù lavorò a Parigi con lo scultore astratto rumeno Constantin Brancusi, negli anni trenta viaggiò molto in estremo oriente, studiando in Cina la calligrafia e in Giappone la ceramica e l’arte dei giardini.
Noguchi ha lavorato con i materiali più diversi: bronzo, marmo, legno, granito, carta, ossa, filo di ferro.
Oltre alle sculture, ha realizzato giardini, piazze, monumenti, fontane e anche scenografie per maestri della danza contemporanea. |
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Isamu Noguchi
Son of a Japanese father and an American mother, Noguchi was born in Los Angeles. He lived in Japan until he was 14 years old and then went to live in the United States.
Both in his personal life and in his work Isamu Noguchi, the sculptor, blend oriental with occidental culture. In his youth he worked in Paris he worked with the Rumanian abstract sculptor, Constantine Brancusi.
In the 30's he travelled extensively in the far east studying calligraphy in China and ceramics and landscape gardening in Japan.
Noguchi has worked with the most diverse materials such as bronze, marble, wood, granite, paper, bone and wire.
In addition to his sculpture, he has created gardens, squares, monuments and fountains as well as stage settings for masters of contemporary dance. |
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