An exhibition by Italian artist-sculptor Massimo Gyotti "Humanity of metal" has opened at the Gallery of Modern Art of the Pushkin Museum of the RT
The exhibition was organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Embassy of Italy in Moscow, the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow and the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin. It included a panel and a modular sculpture made of stainless steel - processed and alloys.
“Today we are presenting an exhibition of the Italian artist and his vision of the world. Gyotti's works contain a deep philosophical context, because now we live in a spiritless world, but it shows that even metal can be spiritualized, ”said RT Minister of Culture Irada Ayupova, opening the exhibition.
The art of contemporary Italian artist and sculptor Massimo Giotti is equally classical and contemporary. He graduated from the Academy of Arts with a degree in Painting and Architecture and that is probably why his work is a constant symbiosis of painting and sculpture.
According to the curator of the exhibition, Enzo Fornaro, development of the artist takes place under the sign of metal, which for Gyotti has become a favorite material, starting with works created in the 1970s. At that time, the master was fascinated by bronze sculptures that convey the plasticity of the human body. However, Gyotti quickly abandoned this idea and delved into a search for more refined expressiveness. Tensions, spaces, details are one whole and, despite the inclusion of coarse, post-industrial elements, form an elegant and magnificent architecture. Immersion in the material leads to new forms and works - they lose the three-dimensionality and severity that made up the strength of many of his previous creations.
“Massimo often takes part in landscape projects and is engaged in the development of park sculpture. And with this project I wanted to give an impetus to our artists to develop in this direction. After all, we are currently undergoing large-scale landscaping projects in parks and squares, where local artists could present their work in the open air, ”said Rozalia Nurgaleeva, director of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan.