Massimiliano & Alfonso Cacchiarelli Principi

MASSIMILIANO & ALFONSO CACCHIARELLI PRINCIPI

“Robustae mentis est solidam sapientiam sustinere” (It is typical of a solid mind to develop a strong knowledge). Latin motto from the obelisk’s basement in Piazza della Minerva, Rome.

For more than 10 years the Italian artist Massimiliano Cacchiarelli Principi has been working alongside his father Alfonso. After studying Natural Sciences at the University of Camerino, Massimiliano attended the Academy of Belle Arti di Macerata and then started collaborating with his father in their studio.

Their work shows a devotion to religion, while their Art becomes the direct manifestation of the true absolute, which is beyond our ability of understanding.

In fact Massimiliano highlights that only one code, made of normal signs and words, is not enough to communicate a pure message. It is necessary to use another language which works by both revealing and hiding certain meanings to the viewer.

To develop an intimacy with the artworks, the audience needs to exceed appearances and decipher the enigmatic symbols that extend the reality of the phenomenon.

For this reason, Massimiliano can be considered a proper contemporary alchemist. His research focuses on finding the quintessence of things by which simple objects can be dignified. As described in the myth of Dionysus, the man has a double nature: on one hand there is his prevalent one which is bestial and rude. On the other hand, there is a sparkle of the divine Dionysiac ashes. Through Massimiliano’s alchemic process, Art is able to talk to the second side of human nature and, consequently, frees the viewers from mental and material constraints.

SCULPTURES

Aethere 57 x 32 x 29 cm Stainless steel, unique 2011

Aethere 7 44 x 44 cm Stainless steel, unique 2011

Aethere 8 65 x 30 cm Stainless steel, unique 2010

Aethere 4 89 x 20 cm Stainless steel, unique 2011

Nocturne 17 73 x 20 cm Stainless steel & bronze, unique 2012

Aethere 13 24 x 83 cm Stainless steel, unique 2011

Aethere 20 60 x 30 cm Stainless steel, unique 2013

Aethere 21 95 x 35 cm Stainless steel, unique 2012

Aethere 22 30 x 100 cm Stainless steel, unique 2013

Aethere 23 40 x 40 cm Stainless steel, unique 2013

Aethere 24 55 x 20 cm Stainless steel, unique 2013

Aethere 25 40 x 40 cm Stainless steel, unique 2013

Aethere 26 110 x 30 cm Stainless steel, unique 2013

PAINTINGS

Aethere 27 126 x 187 x 4 cm Mixed technique (acrylic, plaster) on board 2014

Aethere 28 116 x 187 x 4 cm Mixed technique (acrylic, plaster) on board 2014

Selected Exhibitions 2013

Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London

2012

Henley Festival, London Hay Hill Gallery, London

2011

GXGallery, London 22nd Arte Padova, Italy

2010

21st Arte Padova, Italy

2009

Beyond the Gates, GX Gallery, London 20th Arte Padova, Mostra Mercato d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Padova, Italy Sarnano, Macerata, Italy 5a mostra mercato d'arte moderna e contemporanea, Genova, Italy

2008

GXGallery, London

2006

Galleria Rimaudo, Milano

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