Pinuccio Sciola

Pinuccio Sciola (15 March 1942 – 13 May 2016) was an Italian sculptor and muralist from San Sperate, Sardinia.[1] His work has been mentioned as a major attraction of the nearby town of Assemini[2] and Alghero.[3]

Pinuccio Sciola

In 1973 Sciola travelled to Mexico City to work with David Alfaro Siqueiros.[4] He then focused primarily on sculpture. Among his most well-known pieces are the pietre sonore ("sounding stones") – large sculptures made of limestones or basalts that alter their appearance at human contact.[5][6]

Sciola's work was exhibited at the 37th Venice Biennale (1976), the 10th Rome Quadriennale (1985) and Expo 2000 in Hannover. Public commissions include the Rotonda della Besana in Milan (1984); The Grand Trianon in Versailles (1996); and Renzo Piano's Auditorium City of Music Park in Rome (2003).

In 1996 his sound-stones were played by the percussionist Pierre Favre at the Time in Jazz Festival in Berchidda.

References
  1. Ghirra, Giancarlo (16 October 2008). "Ad Assisi i semi della pace di Sciola". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. "Si esce dalla camera, ed è subito spiaggia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. Evangelisti, Anna (12 September 2004). "Alghero con Don Chisciotte". stile.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. https://www.hotelgabbianoazzurro.com/en/Blog/Pinuccio-Sciola-Sardinian-Sculptor-and-Muralist
  5. Liperi, Felcie (1 September 2007). "Battiato, Pausini, Zero Assoluto è la Notte Bianca della musica". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  6. "San Sperate saluta Sciola: aperta la camera ardente, oggi il funerale". L'Unione Sarda.it. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.


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