サザビーズのインスタグラム(sothebys) - 3月5日 18時34分

Captivated by the withered scenery of California’s Death Valley, Alberto Burri recreated the nuanced topography of this rugged landscape in the sculptural white surfaces of his Cretti. The inspiration for these works stemmed from Burri’s multiple trips to California and the American Southwest; the year in which this example was created, 1958, marks the very year he made his first trip there to visit his friend and fellow artist, Afro. Recalling the genesis of his Cretti the artist explained: “The idea came from [Death Valley], but then in the painting it became something else. I only wanted to demonstrate the energy of a surface.” Following his imprisonment in Texas during the Second World War and the destruction that conflict had inflicted upon his home country of Italy, Burri turned to art as a cathartic outlet to fathom the inconceivable horrors of war. He began to explore the limitless potential of materiality, and turned to the primal notions of earth and water to create the organically evolving sculptural networks of the Cretti. The measured craquelure in the present work was created using a combination of zinc white and kaolin, which was then covered with PVA glue and water and left to dry. Our exhibitions of Contemporary Art are open in #London this weekend. #AlbertoBurri #SothebysContemporary

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