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Virginio Ferrari is an Italian sculptor, born in
Ferrari Studios, a site for both Virginio and his son Marco, is at 412 S. Wells, 3rd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60607.
His father and grandfather were both stonecutters
From 1966 until 1976, he was the artist in residence and professor of art at the
In his early works, Ferrari worked in an abstract and surrealist style but later began to produce monumental sculptures in bronze, steel, iron, marble and granite. His sculptures have been installed in many large US cities and often involve a dialogue between the interiority of the work and the exterior space
Ferrari, in his own words, describes his idea about the role of the modern, urban artist: "In an urban environment with its social problems, the individual can decide either to become involved or to remain indifferent, but he must make that choice again each day since the problem remains.
His sculpture ''Dialogo'', in front of Pick Hall at 5828 South University Avenue on the University of Chicago is famous on campus because of the shadow it casts at noon each May Day. The shadow clearly shows a sickle very similar to that found in the flag of the former
* 2003, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Palazzo Forti di Verona
Images of his work
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Verona
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and based in Chicago from the middle of the 1960s. He has had more than 50 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 150 group showsFerrari Studios, a site for both Virginio and his son Marco, is at 412 S. Wells, 3rd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60607.
Artistic Development
Ferrari was educated at the Istituto d'Arte N. Nanni and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Veronabr>His father and grandfather were both stonecutters
From 1966 until 1976, he was the artist in residence and professor of art at the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...
. Chicago contains more than thirty of his public sculpturesIn his early works, Ferrari worked in an abstract and surrealist style but later began to produce monumental sculptures in bronze, steel, iron, marble and granite. His sculptures have been installed in many large US cities and often involve a dialogue between the interiority of the work and the exterior space
Ferrari, in his own words, describes his idea about the role of the modern, urban artist: "In an urban environment with its social problems, the individual can decide either to become involved or to remain indifferent, but he must make that choice again each day since the problem remains.
''Dialogo'' at the University of Chicago
His sculpture ''Dialogo'', in front of Pick Hall at 5828 South University Avenue on the University of Chicago is famous on campus because of the shadow it casts at noon each May Day. The shadow clearly shows a sickle very similar to that found in the flag of the former Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. It also shows a second object which student legend claims is a hammer. The object is clearly in the proper position to be a hammer from the communist flag and intersects the sickle at the correct place. However, the shape of the head of the hammer differs somewhat from that of the flag.
Each year, a crowd of several dozen curious bystanders gathers to observe the formation of the shadow around noon. Ferrari himself has denied that he intended his sculpture to cast such a shadowExhibits
* 1967, Renaissance Society at the University of Chicag* 2003, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Palazzo Forti di Verona
Awards
*1977, Illinois State Service Award * 1993, Cavaliere Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana for his contributions in the international field of artImportant Public Art
*''Being Born'' (1983) 600 N. Orleans, Chicago, IL *''Dialogo'' (1973) in front of Pick Hall, 5828 South University Avenue, Hyde Park, Chicago * ''Super Strength'' (1996), University of Illinois-Chicago * ''Ombre della Sera'' (2001) Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Palazzo Forti, Verona Italy * ''La Famiglia'' (2001), Pietra di Verona, Public Park, Borgo Nuovo, Verona, Italy * ''Elementi Circolari in Movimento'' (2002), Public City Pool, Borgo Roma, Verona, ItalyExternal links
* Biography on International Sculpture Center http://www.sculpture.org/portfolio/sculptorPage?sculptor_id=1000578]Images of his work
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