EMILIO PIAN










Emilio Pian has been experimenting on materials for years, a research that has involved the use of aluminium, iron, lead and brass. Although not rooted in tradition, such materials have proved congenial to the sensibility of this contemporary artist who has used them  in combination with others from the world of industry. In Marcello Carriero’s words: “the certainties of industry are undergoing a deep crisis.” Materials that normally recall serial production and standardised use, in Pian’s works take on a personal dimension based on his individual perception and interpretation. 

 

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Art somehow acquires a new inner dimension. The formal system of works is simplified to bring about the deepening but also the unravelling of their inmost texture. The artist’s creations express his states of mind, emotions and reflections, just as the workings of  his thought and conscience are transferred to matter.
The artist then  shifts back to painting, either with pictures that show his superb planning abilities, or with works on whose white surface signs and brush strokes stand out, while matter insertions create an interplay of void and solid.
Lastly, the new sculptures in which the artist’s research on matter is fully visible. Like modern cathedrals pervaded by a sort of (lay) sacredness, the vertical development of these creations conjures up the stateliness of medieval churches.
Emilio Pian’s works will be on show at Spazio Lazzari, Treviso till the end of July.

 
Txt: Carlo Sala
Ph: Emilio Pian