Roberto Crippa 1963 Ceramica Circulare Spatialism Sculptural Pendant Brooch
Ceramica Circulare pendant brooch designed by Roberto Crippa (1921-1972).
Great piece of Spatialism art, created by the Italian painter and sculptor Roberto Crippa, back in the 1963. This piece is titled "Ceramica Circulare 6" and was modeled from glazed blue ceramic with an inlaid abstract design made up with very fine silver wires. It is mounted in a .800/.999 sterling silver frame which is fitted with a hinged horizontal bar and a trombone lock to wear as a brooch. This pendant can be also weared in a chain or a necklace.
Weight: 56.3 Grams, (36.08 Dwt).
Measurements: 65 mm by 65 mm by 8 mm (2.56 x 2.56 x 0.31 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the assay of the metal and the ceramic is stamped and inscribed by the artist with his signature, "R. CRIPPA 63".
Roberto Crippa, was an Italian painter and sculptor. Born at Monza, Milan. Studied at the Brera Academy, Milan, under Carpi and Carrà. First one-man exhibition at the Galleria Bergamini, Milan, 1947. After a brief period of geometrical abstraction, collaborated with Lucio Fontana in the Spazialismo movement and signed the Spazialismo manifestos of 1950-3; friendships also with Dova, Peverelli, Donati.
Pioneered action painting in Italy with his calligraphic spiral paintings, ca.1949-52. Partly through contacts with the Surrealists Lam, Matta and Brauner, Crippa turned in the mid 1950s to painting totem-like personages, and from 1956 also made cast iron sculptures of these. In 1958 he began to make collage-reliefs incorporating wood, newspaper, ceramic, etc., evoking imaginary landscapes or figures; his later collage-paintings tended to become more brilliant in colour. A champion at aerial acrobatics, he was killed in a plane crash at Bresso, Milan (From Mazzoleni with thanks).
Spatialism is an art movement founded by the Italian artist Lucio Fontana in Milan in the 1947 in which he grandiosity intended to synthesize colour, sound, space, movement and time into a new type of art. The main ideas of this movement were anticipate in his Manifiesto Blanco, published in Buenos Aires in 1946. In it he spoke of a neo "spatial" art in keeping the spirit of the post war age.
Literature: Roberto Crippa. Bilder und Skulpturen. Der Text von Roberto Crippa wurde aus dem Italienischen übersetzt von Fr. Bodien, Köln. Crippa, Roberto. Editorial: Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, 1965.
Note: This is an unique piece 1/1, Pezzo unico.
Provenance: A private collection in Cremona, Italy, A private collection in Milan Italy.
Collateral: It is accompanied by a photographic Certificated with recto and verso pictures, signed by the artist Roberto Crippa in 1971.
Collateral: It is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of this piece is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the mounting. The ceramic piece is secured in the setting. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: P0000AONM/1122
