A Sculpture by the Italian Artist Akelo in the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Art and Archaeo
A sculpture by the artist Andrea Cagnetti, also known as Akelo, has entered into the collections of the Museum of Art and Archaeology of the University of Missouri, Columbia. Entitled "Strange Mechanism #3", this work of art made of iron in 2010 belongs to the sculptural production of Cagnetti, who is already known throughout the world for his amazing golden jewels, which are the fruit of years of research into ancient metallurgical practices and 25 years of experimentation.
According to the artist, his art moves between two poles that are connected by miniscule particles, which are detached from the material of the infinite cosmos. Or maybe these particles can be seen as mysterious tiny meteors vibrating with energy, looking for new spatial relationships, harmonious to read, located in some remote angle of the universe. In the golden works by Akelo, these particles are microscopic in dimension. He gathers them together to create original and unique works of art, which are inspired by ancient civilizations but at the same instance timeless. In his sculptures, on the other hand, these same particles, now of macroscopic dimensions, after a long wandering in the fantasy of the artist, give life to an ever more complex reality. They project themselves---rotating in a magical dance---in every dimension, going one way unexpectedly, then testing the profundity of unknown dimensions, which can be clearly seen in "Strange Mechanism #3". These sculptures thus manifest the secret "soul" of things, each one different, each one filled with the subtle breath of creation and of life. And in their roughness and elegant nudity, they recall the stringent rules of divine rationality that govern everything.
According to Mary Pixley, the Museum's Curator of European and American Art, "Cagnetti's artworks have beauty and intellectual content. And I greatly appreciate how the artist experiments and pushes his art into new and interesting forms that seem linked in some profound way to the world around us". "One feels a fundamental and wondrous link to nature and a harmony in the pieces made by Akelo".
Many of the most important sculptures created by Akelo may be seen in the new show “Materia Nova”, which will take place at the Galerie Ludwig Trossaert in Antwerp (Belgium) May 18 to June 6, 2012. A catalogue has been created to accompany this show and may be viewed at: http://en.calameo.com/read/000062612d119741298e9
Born in 1967 in Corchiano, in the provincia of Viterbo, Andrea Cagnetti is an old soul and a Renaissance man, completely dedicated to his art and his research that also pertains to the twenty-first century. Numerous publications and reviews about the artist and his art may be found in magazines and on the internet, all of which recognize the talent and original style of the artist. His artworks have been shown in numerous shows around the world and acquired by important museums.
According to the artist, his art moves between two poles that are connected by miniscule particles, which are detached from the material of the infinite cosmos. Or maybe these particles can be seen as mysterious tiny meteors vibrating with energy, looking for new spatial relationships, harmonious to read, located in some remote angle of the universe. In the golden works by Akelo, these particles are microscopic in dimension. He gathers them together to create original and unique works of art, which are inspired by ancient civilizations but at the same instance timeless. In his sculptures, on the other hand, these same particles, now of macroscopic dimensions, after a long wandering in the fantasy of the artist, give life to an ever more complex reality. They project themselves---rotating in a magical dance---in every dimension, going one way unexpectedly, then testing the profundity of unknown dimensions, which can be clearly seen in "Strange Mechanism #3". These sculptures thus manifest the secret "soul" of things, each one different, each one filled with the subtle breath of creation and of life. And in their roughness and elegant nudity, they recall the stringent rules of divine rationality that govern everything.
According to Mary Pixley, the Museum's Curator of European and American Art, "Cagnetti's artworks have beauty and intellectual content. And I greatly appreciate how the artist experiments and pushes his art into new and interesting forms that seem linked in some profound way to the world around us". "One feels a fundamental and wondrous link to nature and a harmony in the pieces made by Akelo".
Many of the most important sculptures created by Akelo may be seen in the new show “Materia Nova”, which will take place at the Galerie Ludwig Trossaert in Antwerp (Belgium) May 18 to June 6, 2012. A catalogue has been created to accompany this show and may be viewed at: http://en.calameo.com/read/000062612d119741298e9
Born in 1967 in Corchiano, in the provincia of Viterbo, Andrea Cagnetti is an old soul and a Renaissance man, completely dedicated to his art and his research that also pertains to the twenty-first century. Numerous publications and reviews about the artist and his art may be found in magazines and on the internet, all of which recognize the talent and original style of the artist. His artworks have been shown in numerous shows around the world and acquired by important museums.