early life and career giuseppe pomodoro, an italian sculptor, printmaker, and stage designer, was born on november 17, 1930, in orciano di pesaro, italy. in 1954, he moved to milan, where he associated with leading avant-garde artists and started making jewelry. this marked the beginning of his prolific career, which would span over five decades. artistic style and techniques pomodoro's work is characterized by its eclecticism, experimenting with various materials such as wood, textiles, plaster, and metal. he began producing reverse reliefs in clay and formed assemblages, later casting them…