Sculpture: steel, black Belgian marble, Nero Marquinda marble, and painted concrete; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Place:
California
Brea
Date:
1990. Dedicated April 9, 1992
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Brea Redevelopment Agency, "Art in Public Places: A Self-Guided Tour Through the City of Brea," Brea, CA: Brea Redevelopment Agency, [between 1991 and 1994], no. 97.
(Bottom proper left of sculpture:) FALOSSI 90 E signed
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Summary:
The sculpture depicts Samson breaking free of the chains that bind him. A classic male torso carved in Nero Marquinda marble is placed with its back to a broken concrete column. At the base of the column are two column pieces placed horizontally to form a triangle. The concrete columns are made with 3/16-inch steel walls and black Belgian marble at the ends. Broken pieces of steel chain hang from two shackles, one attached to the proper left thigh and the other attached to the proper right arm. Another piece of broken chain is attached to the horizontal column pieces. The surface of the torso is smooth in contrast to the roughly carved loin cloth wrapped around the waist.
