Aldo Mondino and friends
from 30 October 2008 to 21 February 2009
Milano
Mondino and friends: Aldo Mondino, Roberto Coda Zabetta, Federico Guida, Davide Nido
Aldo Mondino, Roberto Coda Zabetta, Federico Guida, Davide Nido
curated by Vittoria Coen
In collaboration with the Aldo Mondino Archive
30 October 2008 – 21 February 2009
Press preview Thursday 29 October at 11am
Opening Thursday 29 October 2008 at 6pm
With the retrospective exhibition Mondino and Friends: Aldo Mondino, Roberto Coda Zabetta, Federico Guida and Davide Nido, curated by Vittoria Coen, the Poleschi Arte Gallery presents a carefully selected collection of works by Aldo Mondino and three of his numerous assistants, who are now nationally and internationally renowned artists.
Galleria Poleschi Arte, which has collaborated since the 1990s with the Turin-based artist who passed away in 2005, thus pays tribute to the creativity and imagination of one of the leading figures in artistic exploration over the last forty years.
The works on display reveal a boundless creative energy expressed with complete freedom, through the use of diverse techniques and materials. The artists share with Aldo Mondino the same approach to work and method: this is not, therefore, a school, but a life lesson that has contributed to the development of new artistic paths in a continuous crescendo.
They know one another well; they have discussed and worked in constant dialogue over time, as is now increasingly rare. And it is precisely in a spirit of friendship and collaboration that one finds happy correspondences and imaginative variations in the young artists who have worked alongside him over the years, establishing a relationship with him that has gone far beyond that of master and pupil.
On display are famous works from Aldo Mondino’s anthological career, from the ‘Bilance’ of the 1960s and the ‘Collages’ of the 1970s to the ‘Turcate’ and ‘Gnawa’ on linoleum, the ‘Iznik’ on glass from the 1990s, the sculptures and ‘eraclite’ rugs (1980s), right up to the works created with chocolates (‘American Flag’ and ‘Gange View’) from the 2000s. Also on display are the works on linoleum dedicated to bullfighting; on this subject, Aldo Mondino comments: “I would have liked to be a bullfighter, but unfortunately I lack the courage and haven’t been Spanish for several generations. I do, however, think that the lightness, elegance and agility in the face of death are not for everyone”.
For Roberto Coda Zabetta, his work evolved from early abstract compositions to arrive at painting in the most material form possible. Through his brushstrokes, one discovers faces and, more recently, oriental-style figures rendered with a deliberately flat, contrasting style. Among these recent works, two significant oil-on-canvas pieces stand out: Untitled, created in 2005 and 2006.
Federico Guida portrays male and female figures, often people familiar to him. A scholar of Renaissance and Baroque art, Guida works with a pronounced use of colour (such as red) from which the bodies—the subject of his reflection—emerge, sometimes bending, twisting or contracting amidst depictions that are at times faithful and at others merely suggested. An example of this is the 2008 oil on canvas Stone, in which a woman’s body wraps around itself in sensual, sinuous movements.
Davide Nido works in the field of abstraction with a constant focus on the study of colour combinations and synthetic materials such as vinyl glues and silicone. He loves combinatorial calculation and geometry, resolved in a dense material rich in effects. From Pilloli or Coriandoli to the Isole colorate, which appear to be viewed from above, a complex and intriguing visual interplay is created.
A comprehensive catalogue with an introduction by Vittoria Coen reproduces the works on display.
curated by Vittoria Coen
In collaboration with the Aldo Mondino Archive
30 October 2008 – 21 February 2009
Press preview Thursday 29 October at 11am
Opening Thursday 29 October 2008 at 6pm
With the retrospective exhibition Mondino and Friends: Aldo Mondino, Roberto Coda Zabetta, Federico Guida and Davide Nido, curated by Vittoria Coen, the Poleschi Arte Gallery presents a carefully selected collection of works by Aldo Mondino and three of his numerous assistants, who are now nationally and internationally renowned artists.
Galleria Poleschi Arte, which has collaborated since the 1990s with the Turin-based artist who passed away in 2005, thus pays tribute to the creativity and imagination of one of the leading figures in artistic exploration over the last forty years.
The works on display reveal a boundless creative energy expressed with complete freedom, through the use of diverse techniques and materials. The artists share with Aldo Mondino the same approach to work and method: this is not, therefore, a school, but a life lesson that has contributed to the development of new artistic paths in a continuous crescendo.
They know one another well; they have discussed and worked in constant dialogue over time, as is now increasingly rare. And it is precisely in a spirit of friendship and collaboration that one finds happy correspondences and imaginative variations in the young artists who have worked alongside him over the years, establishing a relationship with him that has gone far beyond that of master and pupil.
On display are famous works from Aldo Mondino’s anthological career, from the ‘Bilance’ of the 1960s and the ‘Collages’ of the 1970s to the ‘Turcate’ and ‘Gnawa’ on linoleum, the ‘Iznik’ on glass from the 1990s, the sculptures and ‘eraclite’ rugs (1980s), right up to the works created with chocolates (‘American Flag’ and ‘Gange View’) from the 2000s. Also on display are the works on linoleum dedicated to bullfighting; on this subject, Aldo Mondino comments: “I would have liked to be a bullfighter, but unfortunately I lack the courage and haven’t been Spanish for several generations. I do, however, think that the lightness, elegance and agility in the face of death are not for everyone”.
For Roberto Coda Zabetta, his work evolved from early abstract compositions to arrive at painting in the most material form possible. Through his brushstrokes, one discovers faces and, more recently, oriental-style figures rendered with a deliberately flat, contrasting style. Among these recent works, two significant oil-on-canvas pieces stand out: Untitled, created in 2005 and 2006.
Federico Guida portrays male and female figures, often people familiar to him. A scholar of Renaissance and Baroque art, Guida works with a pronounced use of colour (such as red) from which the bodies—the subject of his reflection—emerge, sometimes bending, twisting or contracting amidst depictions that are at times faithful and at others merely suggested. An example of this is the 2008 oil on canvas Stone, in which a woman’s body wraps around itself in sensual, sinuous movements.
Davide Nido works in the field of abstraction with a constant focus on the study of colour combinations and synthetic materials such as vinyl glues and silicone. He loves combinatorial calculation and geometry, resolved in a dense material rich in effects. From Pilloli or Coriandoli to the Isole colorate, which appear to be viewed from above, a complex and intriguing visual interplay is created.
A comprehensive catalogue with an introduction by Vittoria Coen reproduces the works on display.
Mondino and friends: Aldo Mondino, Roberto Coda Zabetta, Federico Guida, Davide Nido
Trittico a scala, (s.d.).
olio su linoleum
51 × 101 cm
Konia, 2004
olio su linoleum
190 × 100 cm
Iznik, (s.d.).
smalto su vetro
50 × 40 cm
Gran dittico, 2004
olio e cioccolatini su linoleum
190 × 100 cm
Mekness, 2002
olio e cioccolatini su linoleum
120 × 90 cm
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