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Designer and metal sculptor Gianluca Pacchioni continues his research on decorative applications of metal with “Tropicality, A Matter of Sensorial Intensions”
Milan-based artist Gianluca Pacchioni’s work is a picture of alchemy. A fusion of life experiences, people, and curiosity inform his rigorously sculpted metal objects. The sculptures embrace a spectrum of colours, textures, and techniques – often all at once.
Pacchioni makes his American debut next month at Collective Concept, a capsule presentation within the Collective Design Fair where eight artists examine their creative process. Pacchioni’s contribution, titled ‘Tropicality: a matter of sensorial intentions’, puts his recent experiments with molten metal centre stage.
The artist will present a series of pieces, each with a different (but related) personality. Most striking is ‘Fossile’, two monumental panels featuring bronze and rose-bronze bas-reliefs of plants grown in Pacchioni’s garden. ‘You have the sensation that the plants are floating in a bath of gold mud, while the other side is blank and smooth, focused on the classification of patinas,’ Pacchioni says. ‘There are two souls in every panel.’
Website: www.gianluca-pacchioni.com