Sculpture "The Traveler" Series Works | Case Sharing

【What you see is the work, but what you read is your own heart】

What do you see from the hollowed - out body of the sculptures in the "Travelers" series?

Bruno Catalano, the author of the "Travelers" series, said: "Everyone will have lost parts on their life journey. Although the missing parts vary from person to person, these sculptures represent everyone in the world."

Bruno Catalano, a modern French sculptor, was born in Morocco in 1960. At the age of 10, he fled to Marseille, France, with his parents. After trying various jobs such as a sailor for many years, he turned to sculpture art at the age of 30. The "Travelers" series is his iconic creation. These sculptures are generally composed of incomplete bronze human figures. Most of the figures are missing a part in the middle, and the upper part is connected by a suitcase or a handbag carried by hand. The works give people a feeling of suspension and invisibility, showing an abstract artistic conception and the illusory characteristics of surrealism. "Incompleteness" is a successful artistic language and an effective way of expression for Bruno. "The real contains the virtual", and "the virtual contains the real". The missing part of the body gives the audience infinite space for imagination. This aesthetic sense of incompleteness not only attracts attention visually but also touches the heart and strikes the soul directly.

The "Travelers" series also explores themes such as a sense of belonging, a sense of loss, and global citizenship through its symbolic meaning. It also symbolizes the alienation and loneliness of human beings in the fast - paced modern life.

Bruno Catalano's works are widely popular for their unique style and profound symbolic meaning and are collected by many large - scale enterprises, well - known private and public art collectors around the world. His works have been exhibited in many countries and regions around the world, including France, the UK, China, Belgium, Switzerland, and the US.