artist of the week: bruno catalano

April 23, 2017 in artist of the week, sculpture

Bruno Catalano (Khouribga, Morocco b.1960) is a French-Italian artist, mostly recognised for his brilliant sculptures. Originally from Sicily, the Catalano family moved from Morocco to the South of France where

It was a challenge for Bruno Catalano to get this effect and construct solid and balanced bronze sculptures, but his stunning creations manage to translate these ideas.

The effect of his work varies with the location – a viewer could fill in the figures’ gaps with a variety of images the depend on the sculptures’ surrounding space, from the gallery to the park. Catalano creates an optical illusion, confronting the viewer with an image of impossibility that turns into intrigue. As a former sailor, Catalano has always been interested in the figure of the traveler. He says,

Born in 1960 in Marseilles, Bruno Catalano knew how to express his creative energy into art since his youth. A self-taught artist, very sensitive to human beings and their issues, Bruno Catalano gives form to his ideas and feelings in original and unique sculptures.

Non è forse vero che lasciamo un pezzo di noi stessi, nel nostro continuo migrare tra le strade del mondo, sia come turisti, sia come cercatori di identità?
E per chi sa apprezzare la Bellezza viaggiare significa proprio questo: lasciarsi perdersi fino a confondersi nell’armonia e nella ricchezza del mondo e le sculture di Bruno Catalano a pieno titolo sembrano rappresentare questo assunto.

Bruce Catalano is an international sculptor who has fun giving you only part of the picture. His skills with bronze are legendary, and though his subject matter is pretty