Piano Nobile - Wandlungen - Brunivo Buttarelli / Ralf Klement

Brunivo Buttarelli, born in 1946, lives near Parma and can be seen in our gallery for the second time after 2021 with numerous new sculptures. With his works made of wood, marble, iron, paper and other materials, he gives things
new forms and expanded content. "I consider Buttarelli to be an explorer, one of the greatest representatives in Italy of that small
circle of selected artists who do not reproduce, but breathe life into things," writes Italian art historian Elisa Spanevello.

Ralf Klement, born in 1950, also represented here for a second time, "... is an important German sculptor whose works
works impress with their organic formal language and expressive power. His sculptures, mostly made from wood with a chainsaw
of wood, explore the boundaries between figuration and abstraction and investigate the relationship between body, space and movement.
and movement. Klement's works radiate an intense vitality and often thematize the fragility and strength of being human.
strength of being human. His art is represented in numerous exhibitions and public spaces and is considered an important voice in contemporary sculpture.
voice of contemporary sculpture in Germany". Klaus D. Bode, Bode Gallery