thomas de falco at atelier les copains
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Thomas De Falco, Rinascita, curated by Gloria Maria Cappelletti and Fabrizio Meris for Atelier Les Copains, MilanTRANSCRIPT
via Manzoni 21, 20121 Milano | [email protected] | www.atelierlescopains.com
Thomas De Falco is one of the few young artists in Italy that operates manually through the technique of wrapping - the use of carded wool. It is precisely the material, wool, used in its raw state, that is able to convey to the touch and to the eye, a feeling of purity. With Rinascita, the exhibition held at ATELIER Les Copains in Milan, Thomas De Falco continues his exploration - physical and metaphorical - of wool with other materials. The exhibition consists of a performance lasting 180 minutes combined in the form of counterpoint, with a selection of textile sculptures that De Falco has made since 2005.
In the main hall of the ATELIER Les Copains the melody of a harp, played by musician Rossana Monico, accompany the slow movements of the models Sabrina Querci, Alina Zaharia and Mauro Demestria. These, form a dreamlike dimen-sion, “reborn” to a new state of consciousness, that unravel around their bodies as long wrappings of cotton and wool created with an original “pyramid” technique.
The centerpiece of the exhibition will be a sculptural group of more than 300 meters of wrapped cotton, silk, wool and metal, whose center is a heart with multicolored yarn and fabric details.
The performance act becomes meditation on the profound values of the human being, the relations that bind us to each other and to our roots. As the wrapping combines the models, so the viewer remains embroiled in a suggestive psycho-logical and emotional network.
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THOMAS DE FALCO, RINASCITA
11th October - 15th November, 2013
Opening Performance: Thursday, October 10th 2013 from 7.30pm to 10pm
Curated by Gloria Maria Cappelletti and Fabrizio Meris
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via Manzoni 21, 20121 Milano | [email protected] | www.atelierlescopains.com
THOMAS DE FALCO BIO (b. 1982)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
2013Rinascita, ATELIER Les Copains, MilanoBeauty bh ed2012TDF, Mostra personale, Room Gallery, Roma2011Constellation tn, Perfomance-Installazione, Piazza XXIV Maggio, Milano 2010Natura Morta W, Perfomance-installazione, Triennale Design Museum, Milano
SELECTED GROUP EXIBITIONS
2011 Il corpo delle donne, Gallery VG, Milano (T.N.), Gallery Puls bo Art, CopenaghenTomnicon, The Gallery in Redchurch Street, Londra2008/9 ArtC, Tokyo 2008 ArtC, Kyoto Galerie Petite G, Parigi2007ArtMI, Loggia dei Mercanti, Milano Trasparenze, Villa Sartirana, MilanoArtDesign, Castello Sforzesco, Milano2006 ARTM, Monza
AWARDS
2010Medaglia del Castello Sforzesco, Milano2010Primo Premio “Sacra Conversazione”, Parigi2005 Primo Premio “AWARDS YOUG ARTISTS”, Tokyo
EDUCATION
2008