Paul Talman
Cathedral No.6
Cathedral No.6
1987
40 x 40 x 30 cm
Carrara marble
Edith Talman gifted the »Il Giardino« foundation this work by her husband that he had completed shortly before his death. It is one from a series of eight models. Talman’s models are variation on a theme, inspired by his studies of three-dimensionality. One of their typical features is the arrangement of parallel-epipedonic elements in vertical alignment, which are interrupted by two intersecting platforms in the middle. The title points beyond a purely formal work. The selected location, a small clearing, does justice to this and when a ray of sunshine occasionally falls on the small sculpture, it is reminiscent of a cathedral.