Work: Untitled (number 9)

Original sculpture

Untitled (number 9)

Original

Author
Roberto Papini
Date
1980-1990
Period
20th Century
Dimensions
72,5 cm high, 52,5 cm wide
Technique
assembling, painting
Material
wood, cloth, various materials
Space
20th Century and Contemporary
Travelling
This work is part of our travelling collection.

Photo: Maurizio Bolognini. Museo Tattile Statale Omero Archive.

Description

“Art is the universal in the detail”, Eugenio Corti

The work, 72 cm high and 52 cm wide, was created by Roberto Papini (Ancona, 1917 – 2019) around the 1980s. Later named Untitled number 9, it is now included in the Museo Omero’s “Beautiful and Accessible” Travelling Section.

The work looks like a real canvas with relief decorations; a piece of crochet with geometric patterns frames the rectangular central part which is characterized by a succession of lines of hemispherical blobs (about 5mm in diameter) that alternate with flat spaces as if to form a sort of secret written code, not unlike Braille, or scripts which are reminiscent of a series called “Musical staves” by the same author.

The panel is painted a vivid bluey-green and is very pleasant to the touch.