Giuseppe Rivadossi (Nave, July 8, 1935) Linden Wood Ark year 1974 10 x 32.5 x 22.5 cm Work conceived and executed by Maestro Giuseppe Rivadossi Archetypal image of great beauty reflecting one of the themes dearest to the Maestro. The Ark, a biblical vessel built on Noah's instructions, intended to save and preserve the human species and all living beings, is one of Giuseppe Rivadossi's favorite themes. His "Arks" have welcoming shapes, they are guardians of life, they cradle it, they recall ancestral seeds ready to germinate, releasing the vitality they contain... or perhaps spaceships to save humanity and take it to safer places. Reference bibliography Giorgio Cortenova, Giuseppe Rivadossi "The Guardian of Time" Giuseppe Rivadossi, Electa Editrice 1980 Milan Giuseppe Rivadossi Having inherited his interest in art from his father Clemente, Rivadossi officially began his artistic career in the sixties, approaching the study of furniture and sculpture in wood, plaster, terracotta and bronze. Therefore, there are multiple materials used in his creations, always inspired by man, his values, and his "living". Giuseppe Rivadossi says: I have seen woodworking since I was a child. Until the 1960s, where I now live, the relationship between man and man, man and nature, was still based on an ancient ethic. Then industry arrived, and with it, the looting began. The hope of a less harsh life soon turned into a bitter realization. The new technology, which was supposed to be just a more perfected tool, turned out to be an instrument of frustration and general disintegration. In this situation, I feel more and more deeply the need to express that sense of underlying unity of existence, as a basic idea not to be lost or rediscovered at all costs every day and in everything. Now these images, these sculptures, and these pieces of furniture arise from the depths of my experience like a song, of that hope and of that only alternative that lies before us, rather than nostalgia for the past. Giuseppe Rivadossi The work, like all our other objects, will be sold accompanied by certificates of authenticity and lawful origin. We personally take care of and organize the packaging and shipping of our works of art, with insurance, all over the world.