Within the history of art, no other geometric shape has received as broad a reception as that of the circle or, as the case may be, the sphere. The allure of the shape lies in its interpretive qualities: the circle is a symbol of perfection and infinity, and represents both the Earth itself and the surrounding cosmos. Riccardo Cordero (b. 1942) is among those who find the form’s appeal inescapable. His three-dimensional compositional arrangements, constructed from diverse segments of circles, belong to the long tradition of Italian sculpture dedicated to the multi-angle analysis of the seen. His works experiment with the equilibrium of power, and seize domination of the spatial even as they concurrently create the same within themselves. Cordero’s sculptures also make reference to the astronomical phenomena of the heavens, such as stars, meteorites or even the cosmos itself. Using cumbrous materials like steel and bronze, Cordero crafts seemingly weightless, dynamically rotating structural entities of innate buoyancy, often of monumental format.
Riccardo Cordero has had two solo presentations of his work at the Biennale di Venezia, and his sculptures are found in prestigious national and international collections.
Venice is the adopted home of Eduard Angeli (b. 1942), but his paintings have nothing in common with traditional pictorial representations of the City of Canals. The Venice found in the works of the Austrian-born artist, who also lives part of the time in Vienna, is that of a forsaken, forlorn and almost forgotten conurbation. His artistic attention is dedicated to the bereft and barren city. Istanbul, Saint Petersburg and La Serenissima count among the locations that he returns to time and again in his works, which he never paints en plein air but creates within his atelier using randomly taken snapshots as inspirational reference. With a notable sense of color and light, Eduard Angeli brings his atmospheric images onto his often roughly hewn jute canvas by means of pastel, charcoal, chalk and in rare cases even oil. His wistful works are completely deserted and overflowing with stillness. They symbolize the human longing for tranquility, contemplation and solitude, and thus offer an extreme contrast to the reality of metropolitan life. In 2017, Eduard Angeli was honored for the second time with a large retrospective at the Albertina Museum Vienna. His works are found in major public and private collections
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