enrico marone cinzano: obsessive about nature
Italian artist Enrico Marone Cinzano opens at Friedman Band in New York together with his solo present Obsessed By Nature. Because the title suggests, the varied works on show are knowledgeable by the artist's obsession with the wonder and logic of the pure world. Marone Cinzano describes her apply as an exploration of contrasts, the place discarded supplies and industrial particles are remodeled into sculptural objects that evoke each natural fluidity and structural precision. 'What was turns into one thing else,” he tells designboom in a interview earlier than the present opened, describing his means of reimagining ignored supplies into timeless purposeful objects. Obsessed By Nature can be on view at Friedman Benda from November 14 to December 14, 2024.
Enrico Marone Cinzano, portrait | all pictures courtesy of Friedman Benda
discarded supplies change into purposeful artwork
Enrico Marone Cinzano's works are exhibited at Friedman Benda's New York gallery are knowledgeable by his fascination for distinction. Within the exhibition, supplies resembling African ebony, shark pores and skin from the meals trade and WWII Tank Prisms discover new life in sudden kinds. 'I just like the distinction“, he says. 'Utilizing an excellent tough, pure floor after which contrasting it with shiny or matte supplies has at all times fascinated me.' This ethos extends to the varied origins of the gathering, from Indian warehouses to army dumps in Italy, the place they unearth forgotten gadgets for reuse. For artistthis course of isn’t about sustainability as a pattern, however about respecting the inherent circularity of nature. 'Nature has all of the solutions“, he states, emphasizing the inspiration of his apply.
Though he was by no means formally skilled, he credit his Italian heritage and time spent in Tuscany for his aesthetic sensibility. 'There’s a purpose the Renaissance occurred there,” he displays, noting the area's unparalleled gentle and colours. His work embraces nature's imperfections, combining them with human craftsmanship to create objects that problem conventional design boundaries. Regardless of his powerful creations, the designer hints at a softer course for the longer term. 'Seeing that we work collectively, I understand that it’s fairly troublesome. I believe it's time to get fluffy,” he muses, envisioning the subsequent evolution of his inventive narrative. Learn the complete interview with Enrico Marone Cinzano under!
Enrico Marone Cinzano, pink, 2021
a dialogue with Enrico Marone Cinzano
designboom (DB): That is your first solo exhibition with Friedman Benda. May you give us somewhat background in your background and work?
Enrico Marone Cinzano (EMC): I'm from Italy, though I left after I was very younger. Particularly, I spent numerous time in Tuscany. There's an innate sense of aesthetics there, particularly with gentle and shade, as a result of we now have wonderful colours. There’s a good purpose the Renaissance was there and never elsewhere. I used to be born in Turin, which is a baroque metropolis, and very court-run, as a result of that's the place the king lived. So the entire metropolis may be very designed. I've at all times favored aesthetics. I’m untrained, unschooled and unknown. This provides me a form of benefit, as a result of there isn’t any provenance to what I do.
Enrico Marone Cinzano, Marble, 2023
EMC continued: I’m obsessive about nature and supplies. Within the case of those two lamps, the unique stones, which have been solid stones, actually fascinated me. Within the case of the “Verde” inexperienced lamp, this log I discovered in India had an unimaginable patina. Within the case of the 4 “Piego” chairs, it was discovering these large blocks of fabric that have been left over from earlier productions. I additionally studied the properties of stones. Some stones are cooling, some are soothing, some are grounding. Within the case of the 2 'Marmo' bedside tables, they’re made with shark pores and skin left over from the meals trade. The ebony is African ebony left over from a manufacturing at a earlier job.
Enrico Marone Cinzano, Dump Truck, 2024
DB: Did you additionally combine headlights into a few of these works?
EMC: The headlights come from a junkyard in India. The sunshine covers on the 'Bianca' lamp are literally proof against excessive voltage wiring. For the “Rosa Tank Lamp”, we used prisms from World Struggle II tanks, which have been used to see the enemy from contained in the tank. I believe there's a lot speak of struggle in the meanwhile, so I made a decision, 'Rattling it, let's make it pink.' I just like the distinction. Distinction has at all times fascinated me. I like the concept of utilizing an excellent tough, pure floor after which contrasting it with shiny or matte supplies.
The design course of is definitely fairly straightforward for me. I don't design, I discover one thing and construct on it. I discover one thing I like, then I purchase it and put it away. Then, possibly six months or a yr later, I have a look at it once more and work out what I wish to construct with it.
Enrico Marone Cinzano, Inexperienced, 2024
DB: You need to have numerous gadgets and supplies saved!
EMC: I’ve a loopy storage room with loopy supplies – issues that folks simply depart in a junkyard. Some gadgets come from Italy in a junkyard close to Cecina, some I discovered from a army dump in Turin. Some are from India. I'm additionally engaged on a bit made out of army radios I picked up on eBay. There are numerous issues which are simply thrown away which are tremendous cool.
Maybe most of my work isn’t very female, however this piece, “Basculante”, is a mechanism for a nursing chair made with ball bearings from vehicles contrasted with glass. This was an engineer's nightmare. Like I stated, I'm not schooled or skilled. Not like different individuals, I don't consider what may be achieved. I think about what I wish to see and it turns into a nightmare for the individuals who work for me. I advised them I needed the bottom to be all glass. I wish to see the mechanism, the transparency. Above is a Ferrari chair I discovered in a junkyard that contrasts with the fossilized wooden.