THOMAS DE FALCO, RINASCITA 11th October - 15th November, 2013
Ph. Tanya Jones
Opening Performance: Thursday, October 10th 2013 from 7.30pm to 10pm
Curated by Gloria Maria Cappelletti and Fabrizio Meris
Thomas De Falco is one of the few young artists in Italy that operates manually through the technique of wrapping - the use of carded wool. It is precisely the material, wool, used in its raw state, that is able to convey to the touch and to the eye, a feeling of purity. With Rinascita, the exhibition held at ATELIER Les Copains in Milan, Thomas De Falco continues his exploration physical and metaphorical - of wool with other materials. The exhibition consists of a performance lasting 180 minutes combined in the form of counterpoint, with a selection of textile sculptures that De Falco has made since 2005. In the main hall of the ATELIER Les Copains the melody of a harp, played by musician Rossana Monico, accompany the slow movements of the models Sabrina Querci, Alina Zaharia and Mauro Demestria. These, form a dreamlike dimension, “reborn” to a new state of consciousness, that unravel around their bodies as long wrappings of cotton and wool created with an original “pyramid” technique. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be a sculptural group of more than 300 meters of wrapped cotton, silk, wool and metal, whose center is a heart with multicolored yarn and fabric details. The performance act becomes meditation on the profound values of the human being, the relations that bind us to each other and to our roots. As the wrapping combines the models, so the viewer remains embroiled in a suggestive psychological and emotional network.
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Fabrizio Meris M +39 347 46 34 965 E fabrizio@gloriamariagallery.com
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THOMAS DE FALCO BIO (b. 1982) SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES 2013 Rinascita, ATELIER Les Copains, Milano Beauty bh ed 3HUIRPDQFH )RQGD]LRQH 3DVWLĂ€FLR &HUHUH 5RPD 2012 TDF, Mostra personale, Room Gallery, Roma 2011 Constellation tn, Perfomance-Installazione, Piazza XXIV Maggio, Milano 2010 Natura Morta W, Perfomance-installazione, Triennale Design Museum, Milano SELECTED GROUP EXIBITIONS 2011 Il corpo delle donne, Gallery VG, Milano (T.N.), Gallery Puls bo Art, Copenaghen Tomnicon, The Gallery in Redchurch Street, Londra 2008/9 ArtC, Tokyo 2008 ArtC, Kyoto Galerie Petite G, Parigi 2007 ArtMI, Loggia dei Mercanti, Milano Trasparenze, Villa Sartirana, Milano ArtDesign, Castello Sforzesco, Milano 2006 ARTM, Monza AWARDS 2010 Medaglia del Castello Sforzesco, Milano 2010 Primo Premio “Sacra Conversazioneâ€?, Parigi 2005 Primo Premio “AWARDS YOUG ARTISTSâ€?, Tokyo EDUCATION 2008 6FXROD G¡DUWH $SSOLFDWD GHO &DVWHOOR 6IRU]HVFR 0LODQR
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