Valeriano Trubbiani (Macerata, 1937-Ancona, 2020), “Violent Spiral”, bronze and metal, 1974.

Valeriano Trubbiani (Macerata, 1937-Ancona, 2020), "Violent Spiral," bronze and metal, signed and dated "TRUBBIANI 1974." It is in excellent condition. The sculpture is accompanied by a certificate attesting to its inclusion in the artist's solo exhibition at the La Nuova Pesa gallery in Rome, held from January 16 to February 15, 1975.

Provenance: Solarolo (RA), Private Collection, formerly Private Collection of a Roman family.

Trubbiani inherited his father's passion for metalworking, and in the late 50s he began working in his father's workshop in Villa Potenza (a hamlet of Macerata). In 1956, he graduated from the Art Institute of Macerata, and in 1957-58, he began exhibiting as a painter and working as a sculptor. He held his first solo sculpture exhibitions in Macerata and participated in other exhibitions. In 1959-60, he attended the nude school at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.

During the 60s, he continued to work intensively as a sculptor in his father's workshop, choosing to dedicate himself fully to this activity, but also to set design and graphics. 1962 was crucial for the initial direction of his sculptural work: his works increasingly took on a mechanical-warlike character. For Trubbiani, art must provoke wounds, and his most distinctive themes were besieged cities, the cruelty of technology, bestiaries and fairy tales, and threatening urban landscapes. He often depicted elements and situations of war and aggression, such as cruisers, planes, warriors, helmets, weapons, and armor, all connected to the memory of the war and the bombings of Macerata. In 1966, he participated in the Venice Biennale for the first time. In 1968, he married and moved from Villa Potenza to Ancona, where he settled permanently in 1976.

His participation in exhibitions in Italy and abroad continued to be lively, including the Venice Biennale and the Rome Quadriennale in 1972. In 1980 he began developing the Sea Tales cycle: this was the origin of sculptures on themes of the sea, battleships, and armed navigation, a cycle that was enriched over time. At the end of the year, Fellini requested his collaboration to create a warship for the film And the Ship Sails On (1983). In the early 80s, he taught sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata, refusing the appointment as its director in 1983.

In 1990, he began a series of drawings dedicated to Ciriaco Pizzecolli: the first significant Trubbian depiction of the city of Ancona. Among the artist's initiatives, numerous are permanent in the Doric city: to name a few, Mater Amabilis, in Piazza Pertini; the Millenary Cross, created to celebrate the millennium of the Cathedral of San Ciriaco; and the fire curtain, installed in the Teatro delle Muse. In 2012-2013, a large theatrical retrospective of his work, entitled De rerum fabula, was held at the Mole Vanvitelliana. He died in 2020.

Certification is issued in accordance with the law regarding the authenticity and lawful origin of the work.