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| 23 January 2009 – 29 March 2009 |
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| Il mostro di Castelvecchio jr. #1, 2008 wood and fabric 100 x 50 x 50 cm Courtesy the artist Photo: Valentina Muscedra |
| It is virtually impossible to define the artistic world of Anna Galtarossa in clear terms. Her works do not just tell a story or trigger feelings and arouse emotions, they actually testify to her fervent creative imagination. Her goal is to lend concrete form to her personal visions by using lively and spectacular installations that often involve the audience physically in her ingenious architectural constructions. In the case of The Monster of Castelvecchio jr., the artist builds into her space an alienating presence, a dream peopled with shapes and colours, a fully fledged monster made up of a very broad range of different materials. This work of art was originally created on a much larger scale for a number of different public areas in the city of Verona. Passers-by could interact with the sculpture, which consisted of endless layers of coloured fabrics applied to a load-bearing frame, using a creative method that involves the accumulation of everyday objects -- a method to which the artist frequently resorts in her work. The Monster of Castelvecchio jr. emanates a strongly theatrical flavour, acting as a kind of totem from some ancestral cult which, once created, takes on an autonomy of its own, breaking away from its creator's control and turning into a object midway between sculpture and myth. |
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| Il mostro di Castelvecchio jr. #1, 2008 wood and fabric 100 x 50 x 50 cm Courtesy the artist Photo: Valentina Muscedra |
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