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In ancient times the Greek Philosopher and Mathematician In the twentieth century, the Icosahedron Truncated
Archimedes removed the outer corners from the was once again at the centre of attention, establishing
Icosahedron, so creating a new polyhedron, “Icosahedron itself for its beauty and simplicity, rather like a football,
Truncated”. Inspired by Euclid, Platon and Archimedes, and in a short period of time it became an object which
Leonardo da Vinci illustrated sixty polyhedrons for the transmitted great emotion, at the same time uniting
book “Divina proportione” by Luca Pacioli. and bringing peace to people and populations.
TRUNCATED ICOSAHEDRON SOLID, 2013 WOOD SCULPTURE Ø56.2 IN. | 143 CM.
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