{"id":5421,"date":"2019-02-09T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2020-01-19T20:03:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T20:03:16","slug":"fascinating-woodworking-skeletons-by-giovanni-longo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/fascinating-woodworking-skeletons-by-giovanni-longo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating Woodworking Skeletons by Giovanni Longo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The woodworker<\/strong> Giovanni Longo<\/strong><\/a> is the creator of fascinating sculptures connected to memory<\/strong> and history<\/strong>, not as a succession of events, but as a sedimentation of the marks<\/strong> others witnessed. His Fragile Skeletons woodworking<\/strong><\/em> collection was created with wood<\/strong> recovered on rivers and beaches. The tragic factor in his art is unquestionable, as well as the feeling of desolation.<\/p>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9Michele Lacopo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9Michele Lacopo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9Michele Lacopo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Giovanni brought to life his first wood skeleton<\/strong> for a school exam in artistic anatomy.<\/strong> He loves to pick forgotten branches<\/strong> and sticks<\/strong> and transform them into art. He truly treasures these objects because they naturally reveal the passing of time<\/strong>, due to organic decomposition<\/strong>. The scratches, the scars<\/strong> printed on wood after a long river trip by water<\/strong> and stone <\/strong>are precious.<\/p>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9A. Renda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9Michele Lacopo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The artist confesses \u201cthe wood is a sincere material that does not deny its own past and its own history\u201d<\/em>, that\u2019s why he loves it. The skeletons<\/strong> of birds, dogs, bats and snakes arise in this way, from pieces returned from water.<\/p>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9Michele Lacopo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9Michele Lacopo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His peculiar masterpieces<\/strong> are extremely realistic<\/strong>, almost scientific<\/strong>, thanks to the dedication and precision<\/strong> of the maker. First, Giovanni chooses the subject, then he studies the original structure<\/strong> of it, in order to maintain a certain anatomic accuracy<\/strong> and from this point on, he starts a research on the field, exploring downriver areas. In his studio<\/strong>, he completes the process by cleaning the sand from the piece and selecting the most suitable fragment fitted to the sections until the final assembly of the artwork<\/strong>. What comes out is a surprising, unexpected sculpture soaked up with a dose of melancholy.<\/p>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9A. Renda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Fascinating

Photo: \u00a9A. Renda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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