Sole deposto - 4 punti cardinali 1976

Gio Pomodoro's sculpture, Sole deposto - 4 punti cardinali, is made from bronze. It's intriguing how Pomodoro uses this serious material, bronze, to almost play. The forms aren’t quite representational, but they definitely evoke a feeling. The way the light catches on the metal gives it this real depth, like you could fall right into the shadows. I love how the surface isn’t smoothed over; you can see the traces of the process, the hand of the artist. Look at the top of the structure, that piece looks as if it has been torn open. In a way, the sculpture feels like landscape, but also like something internal. Pomodoro reminds me of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, who had a knack for turning stone and metal into these lyrical, organic forms, or maybe even Brancusi, but with more of a jagged edge. It's a reminder that art is always in conversation, building on what came before.