Reinterpreting classic sculptures has become a very fun activity during the pandemic; artist Fabio Viale
Italian artist fabio viale tattoos classical marble sculptures
Italian artist fabio viale tattoos classical marble sculptures
Italian sculptor fabio viale uses a refined, cultured, eccentric, and extraordinarily contemporary approach to historic sculpture-making, which he interprets in a very personal language. provocative when necessary, his work expresses the poetics of displacement and often intends to create a fracture.
the main feature of his tattooed marble sculptures is that they are not colored on the surface — not painted over — but that the ink infiltrates the marble in a very similar manner as tattoos penetrate human skin.
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about fabio viale
the italian artist fabio viale is undeniably an excellent marble sculptor.
born in cuneo in 1975, he hooked his life to marble at the age of 16, when he attended art school (the academy of fine arts in turin) and discoverd his passion for the material. he spent summers close to craftsmen to learn the secrets of the trade.
in adolescence he quickly gained fame in the craft sector and among some antique dealers. initially he produced architectural design components and statues for the monumental cemetery of milan, before starting an independent career as contemporary sculptor. the first few years fabio viale worked alone, now with some collaborators (mainly for the roughing phase).
his works arrived from italy to new york and russia. in 2013 he made his debut at sperone westwater in NY. a year later he won the cairo prize, the most important recognition for contemporary art in italy for having created the first fully functioning and floating marble boat. in 2015 he began a collaboration with the poggiali gallery in florence, which in 2016 led to an exhibition, for the first time in history, of two sculptures of contemporary art in one of the most famous churches in the world: the basilica of san lorenzo in florence.
http://www.fabioviale.it/
