view additional image 1
View in a Room ArtworkView in a Room Background
LETTRS 208, particular
LETTRS 208 + natural wood frame (beech)
LETTRS 208 + natural wood frame (beech)

36 Views

1

View In My Room

LETTERS 208 Painting

Francesco Alpigiano

Italy

Painting, Ink on Wood

Size: 15 W x 22.8 H x 0.2 D in

Ships in a Box

SOLD
Originally listed for $1,350

36 Views

1

Artist Recognition
link - Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured in a collection

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

The method "Gutemberg - universal and primordial symbol of mass communication not only in the dissemination of culture, but also in the social and civil formation of peoples and in the progress of communication itself - is contextualized and used in pictorial representation, as the universal idiom of visual communication : the Type graphic sign evokes the immediate visual link between the object in its materiality (graphic sign engraved on a wooden parallelepiped) and its pictorial representation, which becomes the basis of global visual communication. Letters and numbers give a peculiar physiognomy to the work that assumes its characteristic alphanumeric code through the use of multiple type characters of different sizes and shapes which alternate and follow one another, in an absolutely random order, but in perfect compositional balance . The constant that distinguishes the series of works called "LETTERS" stems from a dual narrative concept linked both to the use of signs with which the sounds of vowels and consonants of an alphabet (TYPE) are graphically represented and to the abstract use of term referring to the written communication that one person addresses to another. The pictorial series "Letters" started in 2008 with progressive numbering 01-236 and still in progress today. Serie Letters Il metodo “Gutemberg -simbolo universale e primordiale della comunicazione di massa non solo nella divulgazione della cultura, ma anche nella formazione sociale e civile dei popoli e nel progresso stesso della comunicazione - viene contestualizzato ed utilizzato nella rappresentazione pittorica, come idioma universale della comunicazione visiva: il segno grafico Type evoca il legame visivo immediato tra l’oggetto nella sua materialità (segno grafico inciso su un parallelepipedo di legno) e la sua rappresentazione pittorica, che diventa base della comunicazione visiva globale. Le lettere e i numeri danno una peculiare fisionomia all’opera che assume il suo caratteristico codice alfanumerico attraverso l’utilizzo di molteplici caratteri type di diversa dimensione e forma i quali si alternano e si succedono, in un ordine assolutamente casuale, ma in perfetto equilibrio compositivo. La costante che contraddistingue la serie di opere denominata “LETTERS” nasce da un duplice concetto narrativo legato sia all’utilizzo dei segni con cui si rappresentano graficamente i suoni delle vocali e delle consonanti di un alfabeto (TYPE) che per l’uso astratto del termine riferito alla comunicazione scritta che una persona indirizza a un’altra. La serie pittorica “Letters” iniziata nel 2008 con numerazione progressiva 01-236 e ancora oggi in divenire.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:

Ink on Wood

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

15 W x 22.8 H x 0.2 D in

SHIPPING AND RETURNS
Delivery Time:

Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

He began his training as an advertising graphic taking care of the image of the musical and cultural events of various associations of his city Nuoro. At the same time he began his artistic career experimenting pictorial techniques on alphanumeric typographic language. What interests him are some of the printing methods and in particular the typographic technique of the "relief form composed of movable type" (type), from which it draws inspiration; inspiration that begins to manifest itself in the works presented at the first national exhibition in which it participates, "Artefiera" of 1992 in Florence. His work is also appreciated by critics who recognize the award as the best young person under 25. The remarkable confirmation and the conceptual impact of pictorial representations of the symbols commonly called Type, had, and has, a primary importance in the symbolic research of the creative path elaborated by the artist in the following years. The method "Gutemberg - universal and primordial symbol of mass communication not only in the dissemination of culture, but also in the social and civil formation of peoples and in the progress of communication itself - is contextualized and used in pictorial representation, as a universal idiom of visual communication : the Type graphic sign evokes the immediate visual link between the object in its materiality (graphic sign engraved on a wooden parallelepiped) and its pictorial representation, which becomes the basis of global visual communication. In the work TypeCity, engobed red-clay bas-relief, created in 2003 and presented at the most important ceramics competition in Sardinia, the letters and numbers give a peculiar physiognomy to the work that takes on its characteristic alphanumeric code through the use of multiple characters types of different sizes and shapes which alternate and follow one another, in an absolutely random order, but in perfect compositional balance. Recent example of the use of Type is given by the pictorial series "Letters" started in 2008 with progressive numbering 01-236 and still in progress today. The fundamental step that broadens the cultural and artistic path of Francesco Alpigiano takes place in 1999 with the winning of the sculpture competition organized by the Costantino Nivola Foundation.

Artist Recognition
Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

Thousands of 5-Star Reviews

We deliver world-class customer service to all of our art buyers.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Our 14-day satisfaction guarantee allows you to buy with confidence.

Global Selection of Emerging Art

Explore an unparalleled artwork selection by artists from around the world.

Support An Artist With Every Purchase

We pay our artists more on every sale than other galleries.