Many of the works of Giuseppe Bergomi depict important female figures, his daughters and also his wife, Elvira Cassa Salvi, with whom he created self-portraits, bathers. By means of a special technique using coloured patinas, Bergomi was able to soften the bronze’s hue, creating figures with a disti...
Many of the works of Giuseppe Bergomi depict important female figures, his daughters and also his wife, Elvira Cassa Salvi, with whom he created self-portraits, bathers. By means of a special technique using coloured patinas, Bergomi was able to soften the bronze’s hue, creating figures with a distinctive rugged grace. In the words of Valerio Terraroli, “the reinterpretation of bodies, through the mediation determined by modelling, is one of the greatest strengths of Giuseppe Bergomi’s poetic world”. The sculpture representing Marta crouching was exhibited at the 6th Biennale de Sculpture de Monte-Carlo in 1997 and acquired by the Principality the same year.
Giuseppe Bergomi was born in 1953 in Brescia, Italy. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, his paintings were first exhibited in Brescia. Three years later, he devoted himself to sculpture. From then on, he forged relationships with leading Italian and overseas galleries, bringing his work to the admiring attention of the most prestigious art critics.In 1992-1993, he was invited to take up a residency at the Academy of Château Beychevelle. During his time there, Bergomi produced a large terracotta piece, representing an allegory of justice, which earned him the Grand Prix Château Beychevelle 1993. Three years later, he took part in the Rome Quadriennale and in 1997 he won the Premio Camera dei Deputati with a personal exhibition at the Palazzo di vicolo Valdina in Montecitorio. The same year, the Principality of Monaco acquired two large sculptures exhibited at the 6th Biennale de Sculpture de Monte-Carlo. The second, titled Grande Nudo di adolescente, can today be seen in Monaco Ville.
