Aldo Mondino
b. 1938, Turin
d. 2005, Turin
Tappeti Stesi (Hanging Carpets)
1990
Acrylic on eraclit
200 x 100 cm (39 3/8 x 78 3/4 in.)
Literature
E. Tega, F. Tega (eds.), Aldo Mondino. Tappeti e quadrettature, text by L. Beatrice, Galleria Tega, Milan, 2015, pp.
26–27.
Archivio Aldo Mondino (ed.), Aldo Mondino. Catalogo generale vol. 1, Allemandi, Turin, 2017, p. 676.
Description
Aldo Mondino (Turin, 4 October 1938 – Turin, 10 March 2005) was an Italian sculptor and painter. Mondino was an artist characterized by an ironic approach to art. For his works he used many different kinds of materials, including caramel and chocolate, to a more traditional oil painting (but on plastic sheets). He is known for mosaics realized using chocolate, seeds, coffee, legumes and many other different materials.