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Giulio Paolini

 

Teatro San Carlo, ''Die Walküre'' Rear-illuminated backdrop manufactured with the film RTE - Temporale.
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Rear-illuminated backdrop manufactured with the film RTE - Temporale.
Rear-illuminated backdrop manufactured with the film RTE - Temporale.
Rear-illuminated backdrop manufactured with the film RTE - Temporale.
Rear-illuminated backdrop manufactured with the film RTE - Temporale.The stars and the planets, typical elements of Paolini's imaginary, assumes also in this case a metaphoric value: the scene seems overhung by the presence of the huge divine powers that govern the human destinies.
Teatro San Carlo, ''Parsifal'' Behind the three-dimensional doric columns suspended in the air it appears a backdrop made of black BGO - Gobelin on which it was traced the sketch of other two orders of columns, whose profile stands out because of the frontal illumination of the backdrop.
With this scenographical interpretation Paolini wanted to represent «... an ideal space, a geologic, astronomic, archaeological Museum... a Museum of '' spiritual sciences '', where the archeological finds handed down by the History appear carefully and respectfully preserved but, made by now unrecognizable by the Time, appear to be revised and cataloged by today's look.»
Backdrop made of black BGO - Gobelin and Rear-illuminated backdrop manufactured with the film RAR - Arizona.
Giulio Paolini ((Genoa, 1940), painter, sculptor and scenographer.
After an initial period of proximity to the Arte povera, from which its position distinguished him nevertheless he is clearly recognized today as one of the greatest artists belonging to the area of search of the Conceptual art.

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Teatro San Carlo, ''Die Walküre''

Lyric opera

Teatro San Carlo, ''Parsifal''

Lyric opera

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