THE SCULPTURE
Knots, 2007 | installation detail
Unique work hand-sculpted by the artist without a preliminary model, directly in marble
Manifesto principio, monumental sculpture from the public collection of the municipality of Chiaramonte Gulfi, RG Sicily.
Work inspired by the famous Altarpiece of the Deposition from the Cross by Rosso Fiorentino.
Homage in honor of the five hundredth anniversary of the Deposition from the Cross by Rosso Fiorentino. Exhibition curated by Antonio Natali and Elisa Gradi.
"RUBEUS ET ALII", double solo exhibition by Elena Mutinelli and Ugo Riva,
Exhibition venue of the exhibition Pinacoteca Museo Civico di Volterra, Volterra, PI, (21.06/21- 31.08/21).
"Manifesto Principio", 2021, marble 300x 250 x250 cm.
Marble work by Elena Mutinelli, Garden of the Pinacoteca Civica di Volterra
Photo by Francesco Bertola
ELENA MUTINELLI
In the history of Sculpture
between Avant-garde and Contemporary
Canova between innocence and sin
Canova between innocence and sin
"CANOVA BETWEEN INNOCENCE AND SIN"
From an idea by Vittorio Sgarbi
Edited by Beatrice Avanzi and Denis Isaia.
Mart, Rovereto
2021 An exhibition conceived by the president of the MART of ROVERETO Vittorio Sgarbi and curated by Beatrice Avanzi and Denis Isaia , on the occasion of the second centenary of his death, celebrates the legacy of one of the most important masters of sculpture of all time: Antonio Canova (1757–1822). An exhibition that sees a corpus of works by the main sculptor of neoclassicism in dialogue with contemporary artists, exploring the topicality of his work from photography to the most recent sculptural experiences, highlighting connections, continuities and contrasts. The theme of the dialogue, the body and its many declinations of beauty.
Institutional exhibition that has placed in dialogue the Neoclassicism of CANOVA and the historical avant-gardes, HELMUT NEWTON, ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, IRVING PENN, up to the contemporary, IGOR MITORAJ, ELENA MUTINELLI AND FABIO VIALE and the photographers who have immortalized the imperfect body MIROSLAV TICHÝ; JAN SAUDEK, JOEL-PETER WITKIN, DINO PEDRIAL I and those who have mythologized the work of Canova itself, from ALINARI TO LUIGI SPINA, UP TO MUSTAFA SABBAGH.
VITTORINO ANDREOLI
Presentation of the exhibition
"MEETING AND EMBRACE
in Twentieth Century Sculpture from Rodin to Mitoraj"
"MEETING AND HUG in Twentieth Century Sculpture from Rodin to Mitoraj"
Exhibition curated by Maria Beatrice Autizi and Alfonso Pluchinotta.
Padua, Palazzo del Monte di Pietà, 16 November 2019 - 9 February 2020.
Exhibition of 130 sculptures, from Auguste Rodin ( Le Bourgeois pleurant ) to Igor Mitoraj ( The Angel's Kiss ). Some well-known, such as Alma del Quijote ( Salvador Dalì ), Prière de toucher ( Marcel Duchamp) , Visage aux deux mains ( Fernand Lèger). Or by famous artists such as Helping Hand ( Pablo Picasso ), Two Figures ( Henry Moore ), Il Pensieroso ( Ernesto Bazzaro ), The Rape of the Sabine Woman ( Luciano Minguzzi ). Many original , such as Knotted Hand ( Soler Etrog ) and Reflections ( Novello Finotti ), or representative of the themes covered: The Awakening of Adam ( Francesco Messina ), Tantalus ( Jorge Borras Llop ), Despair ( Toni Boni ). Finally, sculptures known to the History of Art, but difficult for the visitor to enjoy: Prodigal Son ( Arturo Martini ) and Abyss ( Pietro Canonica) , Centaurs ( Elena Mutinelli ). In addition, the works of some German expressionists will not fail to surprise: Der Abschied/Leave ( Käthe Kollwitz ), Der Schreitende/Advance ( Ernst Oldenburg ), Gedankenkopf/Head of Thoughts ( Rainer Kriester ) and Verwüstung/Desolation ( Hans Kastler ).

ELENA MUTINELLI
"Metropolitan Centaur", 2010
"MEETING AND HUGGING
in Twentieth Century Sculpture from Rodin to Mitoraj"
Exhibition curated by Maria Beatrice Autizi and Alfonso Pluchinotta 2020
"ESSENTIALLY THE HAND"
Edited by A. Pluchinotta, R. Bassetto and A. Sndonà, Padua, Piano Nobile Caffè Pedrocchi, 2012. An exhibition of sculptures by international artists who, during the 20th century, had the hand as their inspiring theme in its various expressive and symbolic declinations. The works of Elena Mutinelli, Rodin, Picasso, Mirò, Dalì, Breton, up to the more recent César, Finotti and Paladino, to name just a few of the great artists present in the exhibition...
In classical and modern art, the representation of hands and gestures is often aimed at expressing the complexity of thought and feelings of the human soul, which is translated into very different attitudes. Elena Mutinelli, a contemporary artist, will exhibit several times, following this great exhibition, together with the great artists in the panorama of the history of international sculpture.