." ▁Though , ▁in ▁F rag il ina , ▁more ▁mar ble ▁is ▁cut ▁away ▁to ▁leave ▁a ▁fre er , ▁fluid , ▁and ▁abstract ▁work . ▁Go ing ▁with ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁being ▁abstract , ▁many ▁art ▁critics ▁critic ize ▁the ▁o val - sh aped ▁head ▁that ▁gives ▁less ▁definition ▁to ▁the ▁hair ▁and ▁face . ▁Some ▁say , ▁" the ▁eyes ▁appear ▁almost ▁ve iled ▁in ▁stone ." ▁When ▁discuss ing ▁F rag il ina , ▁Pic cir illi ▁said , ▁" Every ▁person ▁has ▁his ▁own ▁ideal ▁of ▁beauty ▁stored ▁away ▁in ▁his ▁sub cons cious ▁mind . ▁When ▁fa cial ▁characteristics ▁are ▁precisely ▁del ine ated , ▁the ▁observer ▁is ▁denied ▁the ▁opportunity ▁of ▁personally ▁visual izing ▁his ▁ideal ▁type . ▁This ▁reaction ▁frequently ▁takes ▁place ▁without ▁full ▁real ization ." ▁So , ▁as ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁with ▁F rag il ina ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁works , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁minimal ist . ▁Pic cir illi ▁was ▁described ▁im pe cc ably ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁Att ilio ▁Pic cir illi : ▁Life ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁S cul pt or , ▁by ▁Josef ▁Vincent ▁Lomb ardo . ▁Lomb ardo ▁writes , ▁" P ic cir illi ' s ▁art ▁stands ▁out ▁bold ly ▁for ▁its ▁discipline , ▁simplicity , ▁and ▁dign ity .... ▁His ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁and ▁is ▁simply ▁tail ored , ▁free ▁from ▁advent it ious ▁detail ▁and ▁super f icial ity ... ▁Pic cir illi ' s ▁style ▁is