Mauro CORDA (1960-) French Lot n° 39

Porc-épic, 2011 Signed, numbered and inscribed with the foundry mark 'CORDA 1/8 FOND DEL CHIARO ITALY' (on the right side of the tail) Aluminium and stainless steel - Aluminium et inox Edition 1 of 8 - Édition 1 sur 8 72 x 72 x 60 cm - 28.3 x 28.3 x 23.6 in. AED 73,500-91,800 Provenance The artist's studio Public notes In Cordian sculpture, the modern and the classical are infused together in an airy and fluctuating universe, where everybody, equipped with a plasticity that elevates itself to harmony, gently vibrates in the surrounding space. These marine beings silently swim in utopian aquariums or imaginary seas, suspended in an undefined limbo, thanks to the ability of the artist to transform the tension and the dens and real physicality of the matter into an intangible airiness.