Maria Gamundi: Spirito Libero
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English - February 27, 2020 12:00 - 23 minutes - 53.2 MBVisual Arts Arts Society & Culture Documentary artists artisans materials italy sculpture stone marble Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Maria is a figurative artist working mainly with the female figure. She was born in Caracas, Venuzuela, but studied at the Pratt Institute in New York before coming to Pietrasanta in 1973 where she was one of the few women carving in marble.
More recently, Maria helped fulfil the dream of a grieving mother who wanted a special memorial to her daughter who was killed by a drunk driver on a busy stretch of road by the seaside. She tells how the two of them came together to create the sculpture Spirito Libero to remember the girl and act as a warning to drivers.