An homage to Joan Crawford.
Luciano Bonomi, “Judith and Holofernes,” 1994, Brass, wood sculpture, 46 x 32 x 11 cm
Luciano Bonomi merges business and pleasure in his art. Managing Director of Acciaierie Valbruna (aka Valbruna Stainless Steele), he has turned the utility of metal into an element of beauty.
Nor are the technical words out of place, the nouns and verbs applied to the business of production: forging, rolling, drawing, grinding and testing; and to the product: ingot, billet, rod in coil, round, hexagon, square, flat, angle, channel, reinforcement bars and wire. These words, found on Valbruna UK Ltd’s website, chime with the making and realisation of Bonomi’s fairy-tale, three-dimensional images. (1)
I had not thought of Judith as a fairy tale, but with a jaunty flower over her Triangle of Love she does seem rather whimsical. In a Joan Crawford sort of manner.
(1) Katharine Eustace, catalog for Luciano Bonomi: NOVELLAS, Art First Contemporary Art, May 2008
yes, the title says my name is "Judith, to you." and it's as arrogant as it sounds. that's what happens when a giggley little girl is bestowed a heavy-weight name like Judith. but it's time to own my name. to be Shakespearean and wonder "What's in a name?" to learn about the artwork inspired by the name. to contemplate how a widow in a gleaming gown can decapitate a brute - and not muss her nails. join me in the bumpy ride through history and art and social change, all in the name of Judith.
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