Chiara Corbelletto (born 1956 in Biella, Italy) is an Italian-born New Zealand artist. Corbelletto's public sculptures in Auckland include Twins (2003) at the Grafton Campus of the University of Auckland, Numbers Are the Language of Nature (2005) at the Auckland Domain, and 1001 Spheres (2023) at Monte Cecilia Park. Corbelletto has artworks in the collections of Te Tuhi and Te Papa.[1]
Chiara Corbelletto | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Biella, Italy |
| Education | University of Milan |
| Known for | art, sculpture, design |
Biography edit
Corbelletto was born in 1956 in Biella, Italy.[2] She trained as an artist in Italy, studying at the University of Milan. She arrived in New Zealand in 1981,[3] after which she spent the next six years working as an art restorer.[2]
Corbeletto moved her studio to the Corban Estate Arts Centre around the year 2004.[1] In 2005, Corbelletto unveiled Numbers Are the Language of Nature, a sculpture in the Auckland Domain commissioned as a part of Outdoor Sculpture 2001, to create a sculpture walk within the Domain.[4] The maquette of the sculpture is held at Auckland War Memorial Museum.[5]
Corbeletto's 1001 Spheres was unveiled in 2023 in Monte Cecilia Park, Auckland, to mark 125 years of women's suffrage in New Zealand.[6]
Artistry edit
Art historian Michael Dunn feels that Corbelletto's works occupy "a position somewhere between abstraction and figuration".[3]
Sculptures edit
- Twins (2003), located at the Grafton Campus of the University of Auckland.[7][8]
- Numbers Are the Language of Nature (2005), located in the Auckland Domain.[4]
- Paremuka Bridge (2005) woven designs, Rānui/Western Heights, Auckland.[9]
- White Delta and Archimede (2008), two polypropylene sculptured purchased by Te Papa in 2008.[10]
- Binary (2014), at Massey University, Palmerston North.[11]
- The façade of the Te Atatū Peninsula Library (2014), Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland[12]
- 1001 Spheres (2023), located in Monte Cecilia Park, Auckland[13]
Exhibitions edit
- Arche the Beginning (1988), Gow Langsford Gallery, Grey Lynn, Auckland[14]
- Scultura (1990), Gow Langsford Gallery, Parnell, Auckland[15]
- Essenza and Affinita (1997), Fisher Gallery, Pakuranga[16]
References edit
- ^ a b "Chiara Corbelletto". Corban Estate Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b Brown, Warwick (1996). Another 100 New Zealand Artists. Auckland: Godwit. p. 18. ISBN 9780908877744.
- ^ a b Dunn, Michael (2008). New Zealand Sculpture: A History (Updated ed.). Auckland: Auckland University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-86940-425-3.
- ^ a b "Numbers are the Language of Nature 2005". Edmiston Trust. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "maquette". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Auckland Council reveals new public art installations". OurAuckland. Auckland Council. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "'Twins' successfully installed in new sculpture court". University of Auckland Libraries. University of Auckland. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Twins". The University of Auckland Art Collection. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Caroline (October 2010), the heART of this place (2nd ed.), Waitakere City Council, Wikidata Q122419711
- ^ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Annual Report 2008/09 (PDF) (Report). Te Papa. 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Giant golden chicken wing, anyone?". Stuff. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre & Library". Moller Architects. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "1001 Spheres". Auckland Public Art. Auckland Council. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Chiara Corbelletto". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Chiara Corbelletto - Scultura". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "[Fisher Gallery exhibitions]". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
Further reading edit
- Shand, Peter (Autumn 2011). "Chiara Corbelletto: the Space Within". Art New Zealand (137): 56–60.