Loved: Bruno Billio + Gaetano Pesce

November 27th, 2009 | Loved & Loathed, Sculpture/Installation, Toronto and region

Bruno Billio, Samba Mochet, 2002. Image courtesy the artist.

We love this sculpture by Toronto artist Bruno Billio. It’s made from a carpet and 2 pairs of old Adidas Samba trainers. It’s very suggestive, it’s funny, it’s sculptural and it’s simple. We love how Billio is always re-thinking the most common materials.

Only an Italian would have made it.

A vase by Gaetano Pesce. Image: artnet.com