"The philosopher's room where he puzzles over his traps." (2022) Sculpture by Giò Pasta

"The philosopher's room where he puzzles over his traps."
Theatrical set installation
The dreamlike theatrical vision, in my mental imagery, is the effort of an artist who creates mediatic latencies to capture light in different dimensions, where the threads of an art are glimpsed in the visible and invisible. Then I act out my painting in the preferred dimension, in becoming, to celebrate, meditate, and strip away. I myself become a spectator of my experimentation, infused with irony, in search of innovation. The four dimensions, dreamlike scenes, bear witness as episodes on a stage where the beams of light create intimate, sometimes surreal, magical atmospheres. The presence of the silhouettes of moving bodies in the background of the scene are echoed by these incandescent trails that serve as a counterpoint.
A singular metaphorical reading key, an incisive and animated painting element. The philosopher, the main character, standing in the middle of the scene and depicted as an abstract wooden sculpture composed of protruding geometric elements, reflects fluorescent pigments, with the complicity of lights: OLED, neon, halogen "dichroic," and Wood lamps. This suggests that the artist is trying to explore the theme of philosophy, and in particular its relationship with art and creativity. To the right and left of the scene, other sculptural presences such as pointed clouds descend downwards, and in the center of one of them is a crystal sphere. They are silent, detached, lost: abstract, otherworldly entities. They represent the world of fantasy and imagination, and explore the relationship between man and the divine.
The work thus arranged undoubtedly arouses a certain astonishment, but it is not everything, there is no completeness of destiny, it is only a dreamlike landscape in transit, as if waiting for the after, a sequel, perhaps unknown, that is still to be defined in its range of visible and invisible tones.
I would add that the work aims to suggest a reflection on art itself, on its ephemeral nature and its ability to evoke dimensions beyond the visible. It is an invitation for the viewer to immerse themselves in a dreamlike world, to celebrate the beauty of imagination and artistic experimentation, and to reflect on the very nature of art as an expression of a deeper and more complex reality.

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