giuseppe arra - sculpture and art works

forms

groups

 Forma - 1996, terracotta, colore a olio, oro, legno, cm 64 x 14 x 14 Form - 1996, baked clay, oil colour, gold, wood, in 25.1 x 5.5 x 5.5 Click to enlarge
  

 Forma 20 - 1999, terracotta bianca, vetro, cm 11 x 5 x 4 Form 20 - 1999, baked white clay, glass, in 4.3 x 2 x 1.5 Click to enlarge

 Forma X - 1999, terra bianca, vetro, cm 95 x 21 x 19 Form X - 1999, whitebaked clay , glass, in 37.4 x 8.2 x 7.5 Click to enlarge

 Forma 5b - 1996, legno, ferro, tempera, cm 140 x36 x 3 Form 5b - 1996, wood, iron, gouache, in 55.1 x 14.1 x 1.2 Click to enlarge

 Forma - 1997, bronzo, cm 56 x 22 x 0,5 Form - 1997, bronze, in 22 x 8.6 x 0.2 Click to enlarge
  

 Unità 6 - 1996, gesso, vetro, cm 25 x 18 x 10 Unity 6 - 1996, gypsum, glass, in 9.8 x 7 x 3.9 Click to enlarge

 Forma 7 - 1996, gesso, vetro, cm 29 x 9 x 7 Form 7 - 1996, gypsum, glass, in 11.4 x 3.5 x 2.7 Click to enlarge

 Forma 8 - 1996, gesso, vetro, cm 27 x 9 x 7 Form 8 - 1996, gypsum, glass, in 10.6 x 3.5 x 2.7 Click to enlarge

 Unità - 1996, gesso, vetro, cm 13 x 11 x 10 Unity - 1996, gypsum, glass, in 5.1 x 4.3 x 3.9 Click to enlarge

  Mobile - 1997, legno, ferro, gesso, vetro, cm 100 x 36 x 14 Mobile - 1997, wood, iron, gypsum, glass, in 39.4 x 14.2 x 5.5 Click to enlarge

 Forma 4 - 1995, gesso, vetro, cm 19 x 6 x 5 Form 4 - 1995, gypsum, glass, in 7.5 x 2.4 x 2 Click to enlarge
     

 Su e giù - 1996, terracotta smaltata tecnica raku, cm 24 x 24 x 9 Up and down - 1996, glazed baked clay raku technique , in 9.4 x 9.4 x 3.5 Click to enlarge

 Moebius - 1997, terracotta smaltata tecnica raku, cm 8 x 8 x 3 Moebius - 1997, glazed baked clay raku technique , in 3.1 x 3.1 x 1.1 Click to enlarge

 Vortice - 1997, bronzo, cm 8 x 8 x 3 Vortex - 1997, bronze, in 3.1 x 3.1 x 1.2 Click to enlarge
     

 Gruppo 3 - 1997, legno, vetro, cemento, cm126 x 34 x 24 Group 3 - 1997, wood, glass, cement, in 49.6 x 13.4 x 9.4 Click to enlarge

 Figura - 1997, legno, acrilico, terracotta smaltata tecnica raku, cm 125 x 19 x 14 Figure - 1997, wood, acrylic, glazed baked clay raku technique, in 49.2 x 7.5 x 5.5 Click to enlarge

 Gruppo 4 - 1997, legno, vetro, cemento, cm 122 x 34 x 20 Group 4 - 1997, wood, glass, cement, in 48 x 13.4 x 7.8 Click to enlarge

 Gruppo 2 - 1997, maiolica, vetro, legno, cm 25 x 16 x 2 Group 2 - 1997, white glazed baked clay, glass, wood, in 9.8 x 6.3 x 0.8 Click to enlarge

 Gruppo 1 - 1997, gesso, vetro, maiolica raku, cm 26 x 22 x 8 Group 1 - 1997, gypsum, glass, white glazed baked clay raku, in 10.2 x 8.6 x 3.1 Click to enlarge
  

 Senza titolo - 1996, porfido, ferro, rame, stagno, vetro, cm 34 x 20 x 7 Untitled - 1996, porphyry, iron, copper, tin, glass, in 13.4 x 7.8 x 2.7 Click to enlarge

 Senza titolo - 1997, cemento bianco, acciaio, gesso, vetro, cm 16 x 9 x 3 Untitled - 1997, white cement, steel, gypsum, glass, in 6.3 x 3.5 x 1.2 Click to enlarge
  

form

n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: {word form}, signifier, descriptor]
2: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: kind, sort, variety]
3: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: shape, pattern]
4: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: shape, configuration, contour, conformation]
5: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, flesh]
6: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: shape]
7: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: shape, cast]
8: (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" [syn: phase]
9: a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"
10: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: variant, strain, var.]
11: an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form"
12: a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
13: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, grade]
14: an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
15: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin]
16: a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
v 1: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: constitute, make]
2: create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" [syn: organize, organise]
3: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: take form, take shape, spring]
4: give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" [syn: shape]
5: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, work, mold, mould, forge]
6: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" [syn: imprint]
7: give shape to; "form the clay into a head" [ant: deform]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

group

Group \Group\, n. [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. origin: cf. G. krepf craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See Crop, n.]
1. A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group of men or of trees; a group of isles.
2. An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or having some resemblance or common haracteristic; as, groups of strata.
3. (Biol.) A variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders.
4. (Mus.) A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes.
n 1: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn: grouping]
2: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule [syn: radical, {chemical group}]
3: a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse [syn: mathematical group]
v 1: arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
2: form a group or group together [syn: aggroup]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:


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