Questo disegno è stato realizzato da Arnaldo Pomodoro come prova dimensionale in scala 1:1 della celebre “Sfera con sfera”, 1991 collocata nel Piazzale delle Nazioni Unite a New York. “Ecco ciò che mi muove a fare le sfere” – dice Arnaldo Pomodoro – “rompere queste forme perfette e magiche per scoprirne (cercarne, trovarne) le fermentazioni interne, misteriose e viventi, mostruose e pure”.
Arnaldo Pomodoro was one of the most important Italian sculptors of the twentieth century. His works—bronze spheres whose smooth surfaces conceal mechanical and cosmic interiors in states of perpetual rupture—are installed in major urban spaces and held in leading public collections worldwide. He created large-scale environmental and monumental works, from the Sala d’Armi at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan to Ingresso nel labirinto, dedicated to the Epic of Gilgamesh, and devoted significant attention to theatre design, producing extraordinary stage machines for Greek tragedy, opera, and contemporary theatre. Major retrospective exhibitions established him as one of the defining figures of contemporary art, while travelling exhibitions brought his work across Europe, the United States, Australia, and Japan. He also taught at American universities. Born in Montefeltro in 1926, he spent his childhood and formative years in Pesaro. He moved to Milan in 1954, where he passed away in 2025.