PIETRO CAMPAGNOLI (Torino, 1994) Lot n° 36

PIETRO CAMPAGNOLI (Torino, 1994) "Lovers", 2020. Plaster and epoxy resin. Measurements: 54 x 45 x 35 cm. The sculptor Pietro Campagnoli, trained in the field of Graphic Design and New Technologies of Art at the Albertina Academy in Turin, develops a sculptural concept that he calls "plaster armor". The sculpture no longer becomes an object in its own right, but refers to and "absorbs" the creative and bodily soul of its participants, and of those who serve as models. The artist's main objective is to try to make the "spectrum" of the different disappear and change it into a "spectrum" of the different, transforming it into a more human and empathetic form originating to eliminate any cultural and social barriers of prejudice.The "plaster armor" does not serve to protect the view of the interior, but rather enhances the inner essence. The works are developed by reworking Joseph Kosuth's installation "One and threechairs" and Aristotle's concept of form. According to Aristotle, the real individual cannot exist without being united to the ideal form of matter. Wherever there is a material reality there is the necessary presence of form. The sculptures are therefore the meeting point between the static nature of the subjects and the movement of the sheets that cover them, a duality that recalls the intertwining of these two states in human life. Pietro lives and works in Turin and has been working professionally as an artist since 2011, supported by institutional patronages and foundations of the first magnitude, including RegionePiemonte, Fondazione CRT Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, Opera Barolo, DipartimentoEducazioneFondazione Merz, FondazionePistoletto, among others. In addition, his works have been exhibited in London, Seoul, Berlin, New York, as well as in different cities in Italy.