Pinuccio Sciola Explained

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]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ad Assisi i semi della pace di Sciola. Ghirra. Giancarlo . 16 October 2008. L'Unione Sarda. it. 22 January 2010.
2. News: Si esce dalla camera, ed è subito spiaggia. 17 April 2008. Corriere della Sera. it. 22 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608005804/http://www.corriere.it/viaggi/viaggi_tendenze/mete_scoprire/2005/06_Giugno/24/mete_sardegna_alberghi.html. 8 June 2011.
3. News: Alghero con Don Chisciotte. Evangelisti. Anna. 12 September 2004. stile.it. it. 22 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090813174552/http://www.stile.it/articolo/alghero-con-don-chisciotte/566362. 13 August 2009.
4. https://www.hotelgabbianoazzurro.com/en/Blog/Pinuccio-Sciola-Sardinian-Sculptor-and-Muralist
5. News: Battiato, Pausini, Zero Assoluto è la Notte Bianca della musica. Liperi. Felcie. 1 September 2007. La Repubblica. it. 22 January 2010.
6. Web site: San Sperate saluta Sciola: aperta la camera ardente, oggi il funerale. 15 May 2016. L'Unione Sarda.it. 17 May 2016.