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ATLAS
Finely crafted limited edition bronze series of 8 cast in Pietrasanta, Italy
Color: black patina on bronze/gold, solid rusted H-Beam on white Italian Carrara marble base
ATLAS LARGE 2024 / 195 x 65 x 65 / Bronze & steel / Edition of 8
Standing as both a symbol of strength and burden, the mythological figure Atlas has long captured our imagination. In 2024, this legendary titan was reinterpreted by Patrizia into a large sculpture.
Atlas at the entrance of the Musée Marabini-Martac in Menton, France—greeting visitors with a bold fusion of mythology, modernity, and present-day significance.
In classical depictions, Atlas is shown stoically bearing the celestial sphere on his back. Patrizia’s version departs from this static image: here, Atlas is caught mid-strain atop a steel pillar, muscles tense, not only supporting the Earth—but actively keeping it from slipping “out of control.”
More than a monument, her sculpture transforms the ancient symbol into a commentary on today’s ecological crisis — a global entryway into dialogue, awareness, and change.