Carla Rigato. Fiume Colorado

After the success of "Gatta Regina", sculpture Carla Striped led to the 54th Biennale of Venice - Italian Pavilion at Villa Contarini in Piazzola sul Brenta, the Paduan artist returns to sculpture during Acquae VENICE 2015, a side event of EXPO MILANO 2015
CARLA RIGATO confronts on "RIVERS OF LIFE", in perfect connection with THE TREE OF LIFE EXPO MILANO 2015, as part of the Collective artistic cloaked Stars conceived by Giovanni Matteo Cudin, which brings together 12 artists, with sculptures depicting in the form of metaphor, the most important rivers of the planet.
"Fiume Colorado" is the title of the imposing sculpture that will be placed in the Park Vega, outdoor area of ​​the Pavilion Acquae Venice Marghera from next Sunday, May 3, at the opening of Acquae Venice in 2015.
The installation of the sculpture is vertical, airy (about 5 meters high). A structure that reflects a helical motion thanks to two concentric circles of flagpoles hoisted up towards the sky slightly inclined in the opposite direction, so as to create a wave, a slow vortex of emotions and thoughts.
The choice of materials is dictated by emotion, rather, by the emotions that this river that rises up carrying, as well as the vortex of life impels us, depending on the current, to favorable winds, mild breezes, or meeting the strongest storms.
The inner circle of sticks is more robust, soaring, reaching for the sky full of strength, the splendor of life that nevertheless it is always worth living. The outer circle consists of flagpoles thinner iron rust. On them blades inserted steel satin reflective heaven and the sky will become water in the mirror on the base of the sculpture also brushed steel.
Now it includes the name of the sculpture, "COLORADO RIVER", because it is a river upward that collects and conveys the light as well as feelings in a stream that's what is human, ground reflected and mirrored directly in the sky.
Aquae Venezia 2015 is housed in the multipurpose hall in Venice-Marghera, designed by Michele De Lucchi, who also designed the Zero Pavilion Expo in Milan. The pavilion extends for 14,000 square meters consists of a single span supported by four pillars 32 meters away from each other, the overall height is over 20 meters. The total area affected by Aquae 2015 covers 50,000 square meters and boasts views of the water. The hotel is close to the Science and Technology Park of Venice VEGA.

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