27AD - Artisti

Chul-Hyun Ahn
Korean artist Chul-Hyun Ahn was born in Busan, Korea. He lives and works in Baltimore, MD, USA where he achieved his MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Before that he had studied at Eastern Michigan University and Chu-Gye University of the Arts in Seoul, Korea. He creates sculptures utilizing light, color, and illusion as physical representations of his investigation of infinite space. Ahn’s interest in the gap between the conscious and subconscious compels him to construct illusionistic environments providing a space for contemplation. Ahn’s sculpture urges the viewer to consider man’s boundless ability for physical and spiritual travel while exploiting illusions of infinity and the poetics of emptiness. He has exhibited in several countries and is work is present in several reputed private and institutional collections in the USA.				< Chul-Hyun Ahn Visual Echo Experiment - From the Left (2007) Mirrors, light, plywood Courtesy The Steps Gallery, London, UK < Chul-Hyun Ahn Forked Series #6 (2007) Mirrors, light, plywood 38 x 53,5 x 10 cm

Manuel Bonfanti
Nello stile di Bonfanti è prepotente l’espressione della linea grafica, attraverso l’utilizzo del colore. L’artista esprime ossessivamente, quasi celebrando con le sue opere, il richiamo seduttivo verso gli oggetti di uso comune, la pubblicità, il brand; anche la segnaletica stradale, è considerata un vero esempio di abbellimento geometrico applicato, funzionale ed estetico.
				^ Manuel Bonfanti Quadrati Courtesy the artist

Patrick Corrado
The photographer and graphic designer Patrick Corrado was born in Bergamo in 1971. He achieved the Degree at the Fantoni Art School. The young artist cooperates with industry, fashion and design magazines. Using images taken from the fashion world, his works, virtual decollages, made with the overlap of images, writings, marks and graphic elements, mortifies or exalts by means of bright red or dull black the modern symbolism made of aesthetic images. Using overlapping images, cuts and addictions of paint, writings and marks the artist determinates a “tidy caos”, symbol of the complexity of reality.				< Patrick Corrado Senza Titolo Print on zinc and acrylic paint 170 cm x 150 cm Courtesy the artist

Andrew Curtis
Andrew Curtis (b. 1979) graduated MA Fine Art Printmaking at Royal College of Art in 2009. He has exhibited in solo and group exhibition, among which: Stone.Plate.Grease.Water, MOMA, Wales (2007), StickStampFly, Gasworks, London (2007), Andrew Curtis ShopSpace, Transition Gallery, London (2009), Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2009, Manchester and London (2009), Royal Society of Painter Printmakers Annual Show, Bankside, London (2009), Allotment, UCLH, London (2009), Jealous Print Prize Jealous Gallery, London (2009), Impact 6, UWE Bristol (2009) His works are present in several institutional and private collection: Royal College of Art, V&A, Oregon State University, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Wales, Private Collections in the UK, Italy and USA.
				^ Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (Events in New Empire) 2009 Etching edition of 10

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (21) 2009 Etching edition of 3 89x63 cm

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (Araucaria Araucana) 2009 Etching edition of 3 193x148 cm

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (Double Araucaria Araucana) 2009 Unique archival inkjet with paint 121x153 cm

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (Events in New Empire) 2009 Etching edition of 10 62x54 cm

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (Hour Glass) 2009 Unique archival inkjet with paint 55x38 cm

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (Shadows Before) 2010 Unique archival inkjet with paint 118x156 cm

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (The English House) 2010 Unique screenprint with paint 120x151 cm

> Andrew Curtis NEW EMPIRE (The Rising Sun) 2010 Unique etching with paint 72x60 cm

Robin Footitt
Robin Footitt (b. 1982) lives and works in London. He graduated MA Painting at Royal College of Art in 2009 and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions: Choose Your Own Adventure, Hagan Saint Philip, Bronx, New York, USA (2006), Realise, Ei’kon, Århus, Copenhagen, Denmark(2008), The Panellists, Pravus Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (2009), Through the Wall, A Foundation, Rochelle School, London (2009), The Drifting Canvas, Cole Contemporary, London (2010) His work was selected for the Outset Art Acquisition Fund in conjunction with Whitechapel Gallery and Tate for the RCA Collection in 2009. Footitt has recently been selected for the five year live/work residency Programme 4 at Acme Studios’ Fire Station, London (2010-15).		^ Robin Footitt The Wire 2008 Oil on wood		^ Robin Footitt Inner Circle 2008 Oil pastel on wood

> Robin Footitt Untitled (X2) 2009 Gouache and paper mounted on wood + oil and paper mounted on wood 22 x 19 cm each

> Robin Footitt Rescue Attempt 2008 Oil on board + lightbox dimensions variable

Vincent Fournier
Born in Ouagadougou, Burkinafaso in 1970, Vincent grew up in Britany, France. He lived in Paris and London and now is based in Brussels. He achieved a Degree in Visual Art in 1994 and the Diploma of Ecole Nationale de la Photographie in 1997. Vincent works with photography and uses it to investigate, in an aesthetic way, some of the most atavistic aspects of human life: the relation between man and the universe. With his photography he gives us a sense of the finished and unfinished, he arouses in the observers a dual feeling of intensity and pleasurable aesthetic pleasure. He always tries to evoke a reconciliation between man and the universe.
				^ Vincent Fournier Space Project Courtesy Galleria 27AD, Bergamo, Italy

> Vincent Fournier BAF Room 65 (Final Assembly Building) 2007 Building S5E / Ergol Suit #02 / Guiana Space Centre / CSG / French Guiana / Kourou Serie: 5/10 130 x 100 cm

> Vincent Fournier BAF Room 65 (Final Assembly Building) 2007 Building S5E / Ergol Suit #02 / Guiana Space Centre / CSG / French Guiana / Kourou Serie: 4/10 130 x 100 cm

> Vincent Fournier Encapsulation Hall #02 BAF Building, 2007 Guiana Space Centre / CSG / French Guiana / Kourou Serie: 3/10 130 x 100 cm

> Vincent Fournier Moon Valley Mars-like soils / Robotic Research funded by Nasa’s for exploring planets program Atacama Desert/Chile/ Serie: 4/10 200 x 150 cm

> Vincent Fournier MDRS #00 2008 Mars Desert Research Station / Team 54 Hanksville / Utah / USA Serie: 4/10 130 x 100 cm

> Vincent Fournier MDRS #02 2008 Mars Desert Research Station / Team 54 Hanksville / Utah / USA Serie: 3/10 130 x 100 cm

> Vincent Fournier MDRS #04 2008 Mars Desert Research Station / Team 54 Hanksville / Utah / USA Serie: 3/10 130 x 100 cm

> Vincent Fournier Therme de Spa Belgium, 2004 200x153 cm Edition: 7/10

> Vincent Fournier Tokio Storm Sewer System #01 Japan February 2009 130x100 cm Edition: 1/10

> Vincent Fournier Windows of the World Shenzhen, Chine 2003 130x100 cm Edition: 1/10

> Vincent Fournier Biosphere2 #03 Green House Oracle, Arizona (USA) October 2009 130x100 cm Edition: 1/10

> Vincent Fournier The Blue Lagoon Reykjavik, Iceland 2003 130x100 cm EDITION 06/10

Karim Ghidinelli
Karim Ghidinelli was born in Brescia, Italy, after having travelled and lived in many parts of the world, living with his family and studying, he now lives and works in Miami, USA. His work is based upon passage, mark, and assurance. Identity is naturally a part of the evolutionary process of the passage; the mark is embodied by his distinctive trace on the page. As his work documents the passage of others, it simultaneously assures him of his own journey. The mutation from print, to portrait, to metal, oil collage represents the myriad of infl uences he draws upon when composing his thoughts. Being the living testament of an eclectic path, it is impossible for him to ignore the possibilities that surround him. His eye reads them all as one. The work needs to achieve a political identity and needs to express its provenance or dissidence, as life constantly reminds us of the inevitability of politics. The piece is never concluded; rather it symbolizes the continuation of a phase, from himself to the public, from his interpretation to ours. Through its exposure the work obtains necessary nutrients, indispensable for further creation and maintaining the link.				< Karim Ghidinelli Kalimero 2009 Enamel, ink and oil paint on hand carved aluminum. 183 cm x 150 cm Courtesy The Steps Gallery, London, UK < Karim Ghidinelli No Title 2009 Enamel, ink and oil paint on hand carved aluminum. 183 cm x 150 cm Courtesy The Steps Gallery, London, UK

Marie Torbensdatter Hermann
Marie Torbensdatter Hermann (b. 1979) lives and works in London and Detroit. She graduated MA at Royal College of Art, London (2009). Solo exhibition: Matin gallery, USA (2005), The only thing I can think about is yellow, Egg, London (2006), To the legion of the lost, Sixpm, project space, London and A joyful gathering of a defenless legion, Matin gallery, L.A, USA (2007), Crafts council, London, UK, Matin Gallery, L.A, USA and Devening gallery, Chicago, USA (2010). Group exhibition: Blackwell, U.K and New designers, London, UK (2005), Origen, London, UK (2006), Gallery Nørby, Copenhagen, DK (2006), Joanna Bird gallery, London, UK and Harley Gallery, UK (2006), Drud & Køppe gallery, Copenhagen, DK (2007), Sir John Soanes museum, London, UK (2008), Egg gallery, London, UK (2009), Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Germany (2009), Jingdezhen International Ceramic exhibition, China (2009), Devening projects, Chicago, USA (2009)				< Marie T. Hermann A parallel place 2010 earthenware, glazed 20x30 cm/each (12 pieces)

Alberto Petrò
Alberto Petrò was born in Brescia in 1980. He started studying Cinema at D.A.M.S. University in Brescia, but he gave up after two years to dedicate himself to photography. He attended Ken Damy Museum in Brescia and began to work as assistant for Rinaldo Capra and Hugh Findletar. In 2001 started to register a big private collection of photography, without stopping working with professional photographers. In 2003 took part to Toscana Foto Festival, attending the course of instant photography by Maurizio Galimberti. Since the 2005 he takes part to Megaloto, an art laboratory created with Alessandro Mombelli, which brought them to Berlin, in Tacheles Arthouse in 2006. After almost two years in Berlin, he moved to Marseille. Left: No title (Man with umbrella - Edition: 2/5 Right: No title (Portrait of a scream 1) - Edition: 3/5		Alberto Petrò nasce a Brescia nel 1980. Studia cinema presso il D.A.M.S. di Brescia, ma interrompe gli studi per dedicarsi alla fotografia. Dopo aver seguito un corso di fotografia al Ken Damy Museum di Brescia comincia a lavorare come assistente per Rinaldo Capra e Hugh Findletar. Nel 2001 inizia a lavorare come archiviatore di una collezione fotografica, mantenendo sempre attive la collaborazione con vari fotografi, e attività nell’ambito della pittura, della grafica, della musica, e della moda. Nel 2003 partecipa al Toscana Foto Festival seguendo il corso di fotografia immediata tenuto da Maurizio Galimberti. Nel 2005 inaugura , assieme all’amico Alessandro Mombelli, il progetto MEGALOTO che li porta nel 2006 a Berlino, dove ottengono, dopo una selezione, un atelier presso il Tacheles Arthouse. Nel 2008 trascorre un periodo a Marsiglia

Michelangelo Pistoletto
Michelangelo Pistoletto (Biella, 1933) inizia a esporre nel 1955 i risultati della ricerca sull’autoritratto che caratterizza la sua prima produzione pittorica. Nel 1960 tiene la sua prima personale alla Galleria Galatea di Torino. Nel biennio 1961-1962 realizza i Quadri specchianti, che includono direttamente nell’opera la presenza dello spettatore e la dimensione reale del tempo. Con questi lavori raggiunge rapidamente un riconoscimento e un successo internazionali, che lo portano già durante gli anni ’60, a tenere delle personali in prestigiose gallerie e musei sia in Europa che negli Stati Uniti. I Quadri specchianti costituiranno il fondamento della sua produzione artistica e riflessione teorica successive. Tra il 1965 e il 1966 realizza un insieme di lavori intitolati Oggetti in meno, considerati basilari per la nascita dell’Arte Povera, movimento artistico di cui Pistoletto è animatore e protagonista. A partire dal 1967 promuove, fuori dai tradizionali spazi espositivi, azioni che rappresentano le prime manifestazioni di quella “collaborazione creativa” che svilupperà nei decenni successivi, mettendo in relazione artisti provenienti da diverse discipline e settori sempre più ampi della società. Tra l’ottobre del 1975 e il settembre del 1976 realizza un’opera dalla dimensione temporale di un anno, suddivisa in dodici mostre consecutive, intitolata Le stanze, negli spazi della Galleria Stein di Torino. È il primo di una serie di complessi lavori sviluppati ciascuno nell’arco di un anno e denominati “continenti di tempo”, come: Anno Bianco nel 1989 e Tartaruga felice nel 1992. Nel 1976 pubblica Cento mostre nel mese di ottobre, un libretto che descrive cento idee di lavori concepiti nell’arco di un mese, molti dei quali verranno realizzati dall’artista negli anni seguenti. Nel 1978 tiene alla Galleria Persano di Torino una mostra in cui presenta due fondamentali direzioni della sua futura ricerca e produzione artistica: Divisione e moltiplicazione dello specchio e L’arte assume la religione		E’ degli inizi degli anni Ottanta una serie di sculture in poliuretano rigido, tradotte in marmo per la personale del 1984 al Forte di Belvedere di Firenze. Dal 1985 al 1989 crea la serie di volumi “scuri” denominata Arte dello squallore. Negli anni ‘90, con Progetto Arte e con la creazione a Biella di Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto e dell’Università delle Idee, mette l’arte in relazione attiva con i diversi ambiti del tessuto sociale al fine di ispirare e produrre una trasformazione responsabile della società. Nel 2003 è insignito del Leone d’Oro alla Carriera alla Biennale di Venezia. Nel 2004 l'Università di Torino gli conferisce la laurea honoris causa in Scienze Politiche. In tale occasione l'artista annuncia pubblicamente la fase più recente del suo lavoro, denominata Terzo Paradiso, il cui simbolo è il Nuovo segno d'infinito creato nel 2003. Nel 2007 riceve a Gerusalemme il Wolf Foundation Prize in Arts, “per la sua carriera costantemente creativa come artista, educatore e attivatore, la cui instancabile intelligenza ha dato origine a forme d'arte premonitrici che contribuiscono ad una nuova comprensione del mondo”. Nel 2008 viene conferito a Pistoletto - Cittadellarte, il Premio Speciale Città di Sasso Marconi, per l'innovazione dei linguaggi.

Magnus Sigurdarson
Born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1966, Magnus Sigurdarson studied art at Studio Cecil and Graves, Florence, Italy (1988), The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts (1992) and Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA (1997). He currently lives and works in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. A significant moment in Sigurdarson’s career was a trip to China that he conducted with his family in 2005 around a residency program at The Chinese European Art Center in Xiamen. He was literally confronted with every conceivable variation of The Other on an everyday basis; he and his family as an Other to the locals and the foreign culture as an Other to him. He undertook a series of works that he is still carrying out in order to address this encounter. Transferring his discourse from the personal to the political, he poses questions about the progressing globalization, focusing on the homogenization of culture.
		His work addresses the critical contradiction that the process of breaking barriers in order to understand and appreciate the unknown, will ultimately affect the elements that were foreign to each other beforehand, to the point of no return. The result is an inclination towards melancholy and nostalgia, abounding in Sigurdarson’s latest works.		^ Magnus Sigurdarson Tunnel Vision 7 2006 Lambda print on photographic paper between Perplex sheets, 26” x 40” (66 x 100 cm) Courtesy The Steps Gallery, London, UK

		^ Magnus Sigurdarson Tunnel Vision 6 2006 Lambda print on photographic paper between Perplex sheets 66 x 100 cm Courtesy The Steps Gallery, London, UK

		^ Magnus Sigurdarson Tunnel Vision 3 2006 Lambda print on photographic paper between Perplex sheets 66 x 100 cm Courtesy The Steps Gallery, London, UK

		^ Magnus Sigurdarson Tunnel Vision 4 2006 Lambda print on photographic paper between Perplex sheets 66 x 100 cm Courtesy The Steps Gallery, London, UK

Arthur Steward
Arthur Steward (b. 1981) graduated MA Sculpture at Royal College of Art, London in 2009. He has exhibited in solo and group exhibition, among which: Media Centre Gallery, Middle Street, Brighton (2004), Superculture, Grand Parade Gallery, University of Brighton and Byham Shaw Gallery, School of Fine Art, Archway London (2005), Burt and Brill, Degree Show, University of Brighton (2006), Work-in-Progress, Royal College of Art, Gulbenkian Gallery, Kensington, London (2007), Summer Show, Royal College of Art, Sculpture Department, Battersea, London (2008), Palimpsest, Thurloe Place, South Kensington, London (2009), Field: Pt III – Compliment, Peckham Rye, Multistore Car Park, London (2009)
				^ Arthur Steward Untitled (2010 #2) 2010 Bitumen on polystyrene