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Name:
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Musso, Emilio |
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Gender:
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Male |
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Birth:
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1890 Torino |
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Death:
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1976 Torino |
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Description:
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On the occasion of Turin 1911,the painter and sculptor Emilio Musso made the stucco decorations of the Pavilion of Siam. Student of the Piemontese sculptor Rubini, Musso actively worked as both painter and sculptor: in the first case, focused his production on still life paintings and portraits; in the second case, he mainly produced memorial monuments, and funeral and religious statues. He participated in many group exhibits at "Circolo degli artisti" in Turin (1922,1925-1927, 1939-1941) and at "Promotrice dell'Arte" (since 1922). |
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Structures:
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  Pavilion of SiamThe Siamese pavilion digresses completely from the general architecture of the Fair, keeping thus a markedly exotic sense. This project was studied in Bangkok, in the offices of the Public Works Department by the architects Annibale Rigotti and Mario Tamagno.
It is from the same architecture of the Siamese churches (Watt) with large, polychrome roofs, in the so-called binocular style and with the golden dome (phrachady). It has a total length of 65 meters and a height – from the top of the tallest pole – of 45 meters.
The pavilion is composed of three-closed room and three open galleries.
The building of the Pavilion was undertaken by Mr Previgliano.
The Exhibition of Siam draws the attention of all the visitors in a special way since it brings us the echo of the life and civilization of mysterious and evocative regions of the Orient
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Places:
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Torino The city of Turin is a major city - as well as a business and cultural center - located in Northwest Italy in the region called "Piemonte" (literally, "at the feet of the mountain"). Turin used to be (and it still is) a major European political center and home to the House of Savoy, Italy's Royal family. It was Italy's first capital city in 1861 until 1864, when the Rome took its role.
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