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Aldo Guarnieri Sculptural Totem in Varnished Wood, 1970
$7,840
£5,970
€6,874.29
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A$11,950.36
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NOK 80,520.32
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Aldo Guarnieri Sculptural Totem in Varnished Wood, Italy, 1970s
This sculptural totem by Aldo Guarnieri, designed in the 1970s, explores the expressive potential of wood through a rhythmic succession of stacked geometric volumes. The varnished surface reveals subtle variations in tone and texture, while the interplay between curves and sharp edges generates a sense of restrained dynamism.
Entirely crafted from wood, the piece blurs the boundary between object and architecture. Its vertical thrust evokes totemic imagery, yet the fluid proportions and material refinement root it in the Italian tradition of conceiving furniture as a sculptural presence within the domestic space.
Guarnieri’s work reflects the broader search for essential forms and symbolic meaning that animated the Italian avant-garde of the period. With echoes of Carlo Scarpa’s spatial rigor and Andrea Branzi’s poetic radicalism, the totem inhabits the room not as a passive object, but as a silent interlocutor—enigmatic, tactile, and architectural.
Our in-house atelier in Italy carefully double-checks each piece. Please contact us for additional information.
- Dimensions:Height: 55.52 in (141 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 15.16 in (38.5 cm)
- Style:Post-Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:Our in-house atelier in Italy carefully double-checks each piece. Please contact us for additional information.
- Seller Location:Lonigo, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3756345900022
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