Rosenthal Studio-Line Sculpture

Free standing inter-knotted shape of glazed white porcelain, A1 Model 11011 and Decor 5113, painted in black stripes on the front and back in enamel, and with the sides left white Sapone’s work explores the formal ideals of graphic design and constructive art, exploring the principles under which visual elements are arranged and appeal to the eye. Through a use of concentric circles and segmented line “Rosenthal Studio” forms a knot-like system of movement and overlapping order, the eight major circular diameters converging within a square boundary — each revealing its proportions through precise use of enamel paint. A vivid wall of colour along the pieces’ depth gives graphical pep and extends the sense of a closed and complete circuit — Capone carefully utilising a pared down and intuitive selection of colour from his ‘rational system of order and sensation’.