{"title":"Luciano Bartolini","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"comparaisons","title":"Comparaisons","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuciano Bartolini died prematurely in 1994, at the age of 46. Nevertheless, his artistic production left a lasting mark on Italian conceptual art. Trained in linguistics, he began travelling in 1971, infusing his work with a wealth of influences, from North Indian iconography to Byzantine icons. Inspired by Alberto Burri’s philosophy of material realism, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ela verità dei materiali\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the truth of materials), and resonating with the concerns of Arte Povera, Bartolini developed a body of work ranging from abstract compositions to materially oriented artist’s books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis handmade edition from 1975 distills his early fascination with textured surfaces, collage, and wrapping paper. Housed in a kraft-paper envelope, the book consists of four unbound sheets. Each unfolds into a comparative study: on the left, a sample of wrapping paper is collaged to display a distinct arrangement of lines – horizontal, vertical, and two diagonal orientations – while on the right, the same pattern is reproduced in reverse on packing paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinimal in conception, the book presents itself as a self-reflexive object, in which the content itself reflects on the volume’s material form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metabooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55641860899155,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/8898\/6963\/files\/DSC4702.png?v=1793177047"}],"url":"https:\/\/metabooks.art\/collections\/luciano-bartolini.oembed","provider":"Metabooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}