/ PRESENTATION
ARIA & FUOCO
EGS
NURIA MORA
ANDRECO
2501
ARIS
On Saturday, December 14, 2024, SPAZIOC21 will present the exhibition “ARIA & FUOCO” at Palazzo Brami, located at Via Emilia San Pietro 21, Reggio Emilia. This collective exhibition features works created by five artists from three different nationalities: EGS, Nuria Mora, 2501, Andreco, and Aris. These five artists are prominent figures in an avant-garde artistic movement and a vibrant metropolitan culture. A subtle red thread connects the inspirations of these five artists: their engagement with space, form, and material. Air and fire - two of the four elements from which ancient Greek philosophers derived their theories on the constitution of matter - have shaped the metal of Andreco and 2501, the glass paste of EGS, and the ceramics of Nuria and Aris, giving rise to sculptural bodies, solid elements, and works of high aesthetic value.
All the projects transcend the two-dimensional format of the canvas, reintroducing a wealth of manual skills and applied arts into the artistic experience, combining the sensitivity of the spirit with the manipulation of matter. From this relationship between intellect and manuality, the objects on display are born, each also linked to the artisanal and manufacturing traditions cultivated over centuries in the regions where the works were produced.
In Finland, for example, a collective of young artisans has revived the ancient glass-making tradition concurrent with that of Murano, from which the mysterious and sinuous blown glass forms of EGS (Helsinki, 1974), one of the most promising artists in the Nordic scene, have emerged. In Spain, in Madrid - a city also renowned for its splendid urban ceramics created for the Royal Palace - Nuria Mora (Madrid, 1974) has developed prototypes for vases and architectural columns that were later produced in a factory in Vignola, in the Modena area.
Or in Tuscany, the land of artisanal majolicas shaped and glazed by Aris, whose curvilinear volumes evoke a tradition that stretches back to the time of the Etruscans. However, glass and ceramics are not the only protagonists of the exhibition. Among the primary elements from which the works are derived are also alloys and metals—noble supports from which the environmental sculptures of Andreco (Rome, 1983) are created. These sculptures address the theme of water, its importance for the planet, and its decomposition, as well as the works of 2501, which integrate refractory materials and metal castings to create innovative compositions and designs. SPAZIOC21 continues its residency program in Reggio Emilia, supporting the creative work of contemporary international artists with roots in the underground scene.