Et le septième jour is the first monumental sculpture in welded bronze by Alessandro Montalbano, which won the Prize awarded by the Foundry Susse et Frères in 1991 at an exhibition in Deauville. This unique piece was acquired by the State of Monaco in 1995. A highly expressive work, it is...
Et le septième jour is the first monumental sculpture in welded bronze by Alessandro Montalbano, which won the Prize awarded by the Foundry Susse et Frères in 1991 at an exhibition in Deauville. This unique piece was acquired by the State of Monaco in 1995. A highly expressive work, it is formed of a tangle of bronze pieces, all uncut and unpolished, giving it a rough and rugged appearance. The sculpture represents a rearing horse, thrust upwards by a powerful vital force. Montalbano has described his creative process. “I do not work bronze in the traditional way, I start with the feet and then work my way up, putting in place the main lines of the piece. I then dress that structure by welding pieces of bronze which I cut, hammer, twist. Once those parts are assembled, I scratch the bronze using a grindstone or a circular saw to give it relief and make the material vibrate.”
Alessandro Montalbano is an Italian painter and sculptor, born in 1962 in Catania, Sicily. He studied at the Florence School of Fine Arts and devoted himself mainly to painting. In the 1980s, he moved to Paris and began exploring the art of sculpture, assembling plaster, wood, and metal. At the invitation of César, who was a fan of his work, he took part in the Princess Grace Foundation awards in 1994. His piece, “Femme allongée” was the unanimous choice of the jury. In 2002, he represented Italy at a European exhibition of monumental sculptures in The Hague. In 2004, he participated in the 3rd Festival International de Sculpture de Monte-Carlo. His works are displayed throughout Europe and the United States and he currently lives in the Burgundy region of France.
