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Pietro Consagra
The Sculptor of Flattened Space Born on the 4th of October, 1920, in the sun-drenched landscape of Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Pietro Consagra emerged as a transformative force in the landscape of post-war European sculpture. His journey began far from the refined studios of Rome; it was rooted in the rugged textures of his youth, where he initially trained in a trade school for sailors with ambitions of becoming a captain. Yet, an irrep
ressible pull toward the visual arts led him to pursue evening art classes and even work within a carpentry studio, where his hands first learned the tactile language of clay. This early intimacy with raw materials would later define his revolutionary approach to form, as he sought to strip sculpture of its traditional weight and density. After moving to Palermo to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Consagra’s path was marked by bo…
