At the basis of the quest of the installation-sculptures by Antonio Manfredi is the need of a mental cleanness and a formal clearness, o fan analysis of the space of the image and of the imaginary. The formal inquiry made by the artists and his operative proposals, both in the chromatic research and in the installation expansion, look to analyze the existence of spaces, the possibility of invading with volumes and matter (iron, marble, Plexiglas and plastic layer) the thought silences. As if resting or waiting, the geometrical shapes talk to the glance and lead to inner reflection. Sculpture, rigid and cold element, becomes in Antonio Manfredi work, expression of wide ductility and interpretation skills.
Alla base della ricerca delle sculture-installazioni di Antonio Manfredi c’è l’esigenza di una pulizia mentale e di un nitore formale, di un’analisi dello spazio dell’immagine e dell’immaginario. L’indagine formale compiuta dall’artista e le sue proposte operative, tanto di ricerca cromatica quanto di espansione installativa, mirano ad analizzare l’esistenza di spazi, la possibilità di invadere con volumi e materia (ferro, marmo, plexiglas e laminato plastico) i silenzi del pensiero. Come in riposo o in attesa le forme geometriche parlano allo sguardo e conducono alla riflessione interiore. La scultura, elemento rigido e freddo, diventa, nel lavoro di Antonio Manfredi, espressione di enorme duttilità e di grande capacità interpretativa. Text by Graziella Melania Geraci
Photographic project in collaboration with Luciano Basagni
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.1 Metallic paint on forex. Installation at the Royal Park Caserta
Sun watch, 2000 Installation n.6 Metallic paint on wood, plexiglass, oil painting on marble and wood. Installation at the Royal Palace in Caserta
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.3 Metallic laminate on wood, Carrara white marble. Installation at the Royal Park in Caserta
Energy, 2000 Installation n.2 Metallic paint on wood, glass, steel. Installation at the Royal Palace in Caserta
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.4 Metallic laminate on wood, Carrara white marble
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.5 Metallic paint and metallic laminate on wood
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.7 Metallic paint and metallic laminate on wood
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.8 Metallic paint and metallic laminate on wood, Carrara white marble
Pyramid, 2000 Installation n.10 Metallic paint on forex
Untitled, 1997 Metallic laminate on wood
King Palace of Caserta/Reggia di Caserta
The opening 20 April 2000
The opening in the King Palace in Caserta
The opening in the King Palace in Caserta
The opening in the King Palace in Caserta
Energy, 2000 Installation n.2 Metallic paint on wood, glass, steel. Installation at the Royal Palace in Caserta
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.1 Metallic paint on forex. Installation at the Royal Park Caserta
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.3 Metallic laminate on wood, Carrara white marble. Installation at the Royal Park in Caserta
From left/da sinistra Giorgio Segato, Vitaliano Corbi and Antonio Manfredi
From right/da destra: Antonio Manfredi, Vitaliano Corbi, the King Palace Director, the Mayor of Caserta
The opening in the King Palace in Caserta
The opening in the King Palace in Caserta
The opening in the King Palace in Caserta
The opening in the King Palace in Caserta
Antonio Manfredi e Luciano Basagni
Giorgio SEgato, Antonio Manfredi e Stella Manfredi
The collaborators
The exhibition
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.7 Metallic paint and metallic laminate on wood
Metallic world, 2000 Installation n.5 Metallic paint and metallic laminate on wood