From the sky to the water

From the sky to the water

From the sky to the water

“Fetahers”series, Candoglia and Balck Belgium marble

Marble sculpture – unique artwork 

Private Collection AUSTRALIA


The feather encloses his expressive philosophy, the uncertainty of being the aesthetic perfection and the fascinating extreme technology of nature. Announce the fragility but even the human tenacity its symbol of our time, tacit and silent, is a mirror of an evolved and fragile human personality, overcoming obstacles, rebirth and renewal; and at the same time an ancient symbol, used since the Middle Eastern, Mesopotamian and Egyptian’s culture, establishes the close connection with the air.

Marble

In its ethereal version, the realization of crystalline Italian white marble, so dear to the artist, allows the explosion of sinuous forms that hidden references, always connected to his themes: the labyrinth, the infinite, the principle of matter and antimatter, the theories of Fibonacci on geometric shapes perfect in nature.

The feather in proportions is giant , but at the same time light, seems to fall from the sky and settle on a black marble base, the black base is fluid reminiscent of the movements of water. The black marble is intense and contain traces of petroleum and fossils. The artwork reach approx. 2 meters heigh with the base, becoming a sculpture charismatic and evocative.

Due to its dynamic composition, the artwork is predisposed to a 360 º view, at the same time its vertical development allows an installation also in residential environments.

It is a unique masterpiece of aesthetics and concept, which shows manual skills resulting from a craft handed down through the centuries.

CURIOSITY

  • The artist to deepen the themes related to the feather and flight, becomes himself pilot.
  • A lover of nature and birds, he has been actively involved in the breeding of hawks for several years.
  • The black marble, wonderful and sculptural, during the stages of cutting and the work phases releases trace of petroleum.
  • The white marble is crystalline and the light passes through the atwork making it unique and unreproducible.

Lightness

The air and the atmosphere become part of the artwork and give lightness to the marble. The feather is a recurrent symbol with different meanings: lightness, purity, angels, birds, flight, personality, freedom, autonomy, independence. When a feather leaves a body, a new life begins with its own personality.

Year

2015

Dimensions

80 x 110 x 160 cm