We Are Future
by Nazareno Biondo
We Are Future is the 4th chapter of The Art of Becoming project, which explores the topic of creation that bridges art and fashion.
This work is inspired by Xacus' future, and to interpret it, we involved a sculptor who works with an ancient material to create futuristic visions.
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If we need to be able to communicate something through art ... then I choose, with a critical eye, to emphasise how important it is to abandon the culture of waste in favour of that of reuse
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We Are Future
A life-size door sculpted in Carrara marble: through this monumental artwork, Nazareno Biondo represents the barrier between present and future, between what we are now and our evolution. And this barrier is anything but insurmountable, because it is pierced by a crack of light: keychain through which we can see the glimmer of a future that brings with it innovation and benefits for anyone capable of developing the best version of themselves. A sculpture + videoart piece, prompting viewers to physically and symbolically approach a vision with a cathartic and revealing power.
Zero degrees of separation
By diving into creation, the artist enters an intimate, suspended dimension, where past, present and future are blended together; when he shapes the marble, his hands follow the movements of an ancient wisdom, to sculpt images that evoke a vision of the future.
Scomposizione, remix e sovrapposizione sono alcune delle tecniche digitali che Simone Brillarelli accosta agli interventi analogici sull’opera stampata: acrilico, pennarello, pastelli a cera e grafite, per aggiungere tutti quei segni distintivi che caratterizzano la poetica dell’artista.
The future is not a distant horizon: it is already here, concealed only by a veil so fine that we can glimpse how it is. To observe it, we need to enter another dimension, a visionary dimension, crossing the illusory barriers of time to see what - after all - is already before our very eyes. And then, by looking at the future as an evolution of the present, we can try to change it, try to shape a better version of it. People, governments and industries can do so, by changing the way they act, by taking new paths, and experimenting with unprecedented solutions. Artists have been doing this since time immemorial, thus creating unusual perspectives and provocations to simulate our conscience and our thoughts.
Quel momento irripetibile in cui un’opera diventa arte
My works are a metaphor for a collective state of mind; they represent a common feeling among contemporary individuals, the sensation of being manipulated for a specific reason, only to be discarded and abandoned.
Artwork by Nazareno Biondo
