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CAMERE 1_GEOMETRIES OF LIGHT
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02/05/2018 - 15/06/2018: Exhibitions
Title: CAMERE 1_GEOMETRIES OF LIGHT
Vernissage: May 2nd, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Opening times: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Period: May 2nd – June 15th, 2018
Viale Stefano Franscini 11, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
Kromya Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition space located in Viale Stefano Franscini 11, Lugano. The inaugural exhibition Camere 1, dedicated to the three masters of Optical Art Alberto Biasi, Hugo Demarco and Francesco Sobrino, will take place on May 2, 2018. The vernissage will be attended by Italian artist Alberto Biasi and will feature an introductory speech by Giovanni Granzotto, acknowledged as one of the greatest experts of Programmed and Kinetic Art and curator of many exhibitions worldwide.
Kromya Art Gallery is the crowning achievement of Giorgio Ferrarin’s longstanding love of art and results from the collaboration with Executive Master in Art Market Studies Adriano A. Sala and Artist Agent Tecla Riva, who have used their skills and knowledge to put the "Kromya" idea into effect. The gallery is intended to be a meeting place for artists and will house exhibitions and events at the former annex building of Villa Saroli. The name of this historic building – Camere – refers to its rooms, which still retain their ancient flavour and have been a source of inspiration to create an exhibition space capable of establishing a closer relationship between spectators and works of art.
Alberto Biasi (Padua, 1937) was a co-founder of Gruppo N, a group of artists with whom he focused on and defined new parameters and standards for Optical and Perceptual Art. Biasi is an outstanding artist; undying devotion to creativity has been a constant with his career and made him an established international master of Programmed and Kinetic Art. The opening exhibition showcases two pivotal works dating from the Sixties that exemplify two major themes of the Paduan artist’s research: the ambiguity of sight and the dynamic movement related to it. Biasi highlights the importance of the relationship between spectator and object; according to him, the spectator has to interact with the work of art from an optical and physical point of view, in order to perceive an image of the object, which remains an optical illusion though. To stress the crucial role played by Biasi in artistic research and experimentation related to optical issues even after the separation of Gruppo N, Camere 1 also features works from his more recent “Polytypes” and “Assemblages” series.
Hugo Demarco (Buenos Aires, 1932-Paris, 1995) began painting Optical and Kinetic Art works in France, experimenting with complementary colours, programmed movement and dynamism. Drawing inspiration from the oeuvre of his friends and mentors Jesús Rafael Soto and Julio Le Parc, Demarco created works dominated by perceptible optical vibrations; his unique use of light characterizes both his canvases, his sculptures – made of shining and reflecting materials such as steel – and his moving structures. In tune with the Kinetic Art movement, Demarco preferred group exhibitions to solo shows, considering them capable of yielding better results. His almost obsessive devotion to grid patterns made him one of the most influential artists of Op-Art (that is Optical Art, label used in contrast to Pop Art).
Francisco Sobrino (Guadalajara, 1932-Bernay, 2014). The exhibition features two paintings by Sobrino, both dating from 1959, the year he moved to Paris and began his studies of the structure and dynamics of forms. These early acrylics on canvas show apparently changing black-and-white reticules capable of creating weird optical illusions and effects. The following year Sobrino co-founded the Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (GRAV) along with Le Parc, Morellet and other artists, bringing into focus three-dimensional and totemic structures (some works from the period are showcased in the exhibition) and combining them with his studies of light, transparency and optical illusions as instruments to draw the spectator’s attention.
Time:
Dal lunedì al venerdì 10:00 - 18:00
Where: Kromya Art Gallery - Viale Stefano Franscini 11, Lugano |
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