![]() There’s no denying the works lend themselves towards deeper consideration of the natural and artificial worlds. Others, such as her donkey in a boat piece can seen as a Dada-style statement while others, such as Pivi’s placement of a thrillingly real leopard beside some fake coffee cups in a galllery “awaken and underscore elements of the human condition,” as the Bass Museum’s Leilani Lynch puts it in our book. In some instances works such as her colourful, feathery bear sculptures can be read as a commentary on our fascination with, and alienation from nature. Since then, as she puts it in our new Paola Pivi monograph, the animal works have appeared and reappeared in her work, “like a cascade,” she says, “I’m just picking everything from the world around.” Another islander was attempting to establish an ostrich farm on Alicudi, and the two initial birds imported for this purpose piqued Pivi’s interest. ![]() The Italian artist Paola Pivi created her first animal work back in 2003, when she was living on the remote island of Alicudi, off the coast of Sicily. Zebras, horses, an alligator and fish have all found their way into her work Courtesy MASSIMODECARLO In snow, air and in the city - the beauty in Paola Pivi’s 'other' beasts ![]() Paola Pivi, Untilted (zebras), 2003 photographic print mounted on aluminium, 340 x 428 cm. ![]()
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