Untitled 1959

This untitled sculpture by Fabio de Sanctis is a study in contrasts, using monochrome to create a visual push and pull. The material has a reflective quality, catching the light, and giving the sculpture a kind of ethereal shimmer. It's all about shape and form. The shapes feel spontaneous, like a doodle that took on a life of its own. I’m really drawn to how De Sanctis coaxes so much movement out of a static object. It's like the sculpture is in the middle of an action, freezing a moment in time. Looking at that elongated, almost teardrop shape at the top, it makes me think of a single note hanging in the air, full of potential. It reminds me a bit of Brancusi, but with a playful, almost graphic sensibility. It's a reminder that art is always in conversation with itself, building on what came before while still forging its own path. It's like a game of telephone, where the message keeps evolving and changing.