“The Missing Pieces” by Bruno Catalano

Born in southern France, Bruno Catalano began to experiment with art and sculpture in particular in 1990.  The more that he worked with sculpture the more he revealed a real desire to capture the viewer’s attention.  Catalano does this by depicting like size figures with their middle sections missing, creating the surrealist effect of floating sections of art, as well as elaborate use of negative space.  These sculptures are made of painted bronze.  The first time I saw bon elf these pieces I was so confused in how it was floating in the middle of the air and it took me a few moments to actually understand what was happening.  This piece shows how uniquely a basic human form can be depicted, as well as how effective the use of “in the round” sculpture can be.