- Marco De Sanctis
La Chute
Friday 27 May 2022, NOVO opens the exhibition La Chute by Marco De Sanctis, curated by Edoardo Monti. The artist’s first solo exhibition in the rooms of the experimental space of the Eduardo Secci Gallery continues until 10 September 2022.
Fruit of the work of over a year, La Chute (The Fall) collects a body of works entirely unpublished that ranges between different practices: sculpture, painting, engraving, and even fusion. The restoration techniques – the starting point of the well-established Marine series – are combined with the knowledge of materials such as bronze and marble, expertly declined in the genre of still life, as in Vanitas, also in works with more solemn tones like Icona and Fallite Fallentes.
De Sanctis’ investigation is the result of a continuous process of re-elaboration of the image. Rooted in the past – the history of art, as the romantic reference to the idea of “fragment” and the personal past, which emerges from the continuity of the work over the years.
The focus of the exhibition remains on reflection on the potential of the image, its decadence, and time. Combining conceptually new works with previous research, La Chute traces the artistic path of Marco De Sanctis, constituting a moment of synthesis of the research carried out so far and starting point for the one to come.
Marco De Sanctis (1983, Milan) lives and works in Brussels. He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas, and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.
His research addresses issues related to the concept of image and the creative process or its construction, through the relationships that develop between the design, the different techniques, and the surrounding environment. The overlays are followed by patiently made strokes that mark the passage of time and create new memories, traces, and images. Among the exhibition spaces that have presented his works: Bozar in Brussels (2021), Mana Contemporary in Jersey City (2020), Palazzo Monti in Brescia (2019), Jewish Museum in Brussels (2012), and MAAC – Maison d’Art Actuel des Chartreux in Brussels (2012).
Friday 27 May 2022, NOVO opens the exhibition La Chute by Marco De Sanctis, curated by Edoardo Monti. The artist’s first solo exhibition in the rooms of the experimental space of the Eduardo Secci Gallery continues until 10 September 2022.
Fruit of the work of over a year, La Chute (The Fall) collects a body of works entirely unpublished that ranges between different practices: sculpture, painting, engraving, and even fusion. The restoration techniques – the starting point of the well-established Marine series – are combined with the knowledge of materials such as bronze and marble, expertly declined in the genre of still life, as in Vanitas, also in works with more solemn tones like Icona and Fallite Fallentes.
De Sanctis’ investigation is the result of a continuous process of re-elaboration of the image. Rooted in the past – the history of art, as the romantic reference to the idea of “fragment” and the personal past, which emerges from the continuity of the work over the years.
The focus of the exhibition remains on reflection on the potential of the image, its decadence, and time. Combining conceptually new works with previous research, La Chute traces the artistic path of Marco De Sanctis, constituting a moment of synthesis of the research carried out so far and starting point for the one to come.
Marco De Sanctis (1983, Milan) lives and works in Brussels. He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas, and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.
His research addresses issues related to the concept of image and the creative process or its construction, through the relationships that develop between the design, the different techniques, and the surrounding environment. The overlays are followed by patiently made strokes that mark the passage of time and create new memories, traces, and images. Among the exhibition spaces that have presented his works: Bozar in Brussels (2021), Mana Contemporary in Jersey City (2020), Palazzo Monti in Brescia (2019), Jewish Museum in Brussels (2012), and MAAC – Maison d’Art Actuel des Chartreux in Brussels (2012).
Marco De Sanctis, Marina #4, 2022Canvas abrasion and restoration
62,5 x 72,8 cm
24 3/8 x 28 3/8 in
Marco De Sanctis, Marina #5 (Paravento), 2022Canvas abrasion and restoration
136 x 163 cm
53 1/2 x 64 1/8 in
Marco De Sanctis, 2021-2022, 2022Green patinated bronze
114 x 213 cm
44 7/8 x 83 7/8 in
Marco De Sanctis, Fallite Fallentes, 2022Marble
39 cm diameter
70 kg weight
Marco De Sanctis, La Chute, 2022Engraving on wooden board
121 x 54 cm
47 5/8 x 21 1/4 in
Marco De Sanctis, Marina #6, 2022Canvas abrasion and restoration
40 x 69 cm
15 3/4 x 27 1/8 in
Marco De Sanctis, Vanitas, Citron Coupé a moitié, 2021Bronze and Wood
25 x 36 x 9 cm
9 7/8 x 14 1/8 x 3 1/2 in
Marco De Sanctis(1983, Italy), lives and works in Brussels. the artist studied at the royal academy in Bruxelles, at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas and at the academy of fine arts in Brera Marco de Sanctis work addresses issues related to the concept of the image and the creative process or construction thereof, through relations that develop between drawing, different techniques and the surrounding environment. Superpositions are followed by patiently realized traits that mark the passage of time and create new memories, new tracks, new images. Marco’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally in venues including: (2020) Appocundria, Dauwens & Beernaert gallery, Brussels, Be, (2019)Andante, Biennale de La Louviere, Be. (2018) Les Portes Royales, Art on paper, Art Fair, Boxar, Brussels, Be. Crepusculo, Artissima, Art Fair, Turin, Italy (2021) Art Rotterdam Fair, Van Nelle fabriek, Rotterdam, Nl. (2020) Transalantico, Mana Contemporary art center Jesey city, USA (2019) ,Ossessione, Palazzo Monti, Brescia Italy,(2018) Art Brussels 36° edition. (2012) Images de soi – Images de l’autre, Jewish Museum, Brussels, Be.
Marco De Sanctis(1983, Italy), lives and works in Brussels. the artist studied at the royal academy in Bruxelles, at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas and at the academy of fine arts in Brera Marco de Sanctis work addresses issues related to the concept of the image and the creative process or construction thereof, through relations that develop between drawing, different techniques and the surrounding environment. Superpositions are followed by patiently realized traits that mark the passage of time and create new memories, new tracks, new images. Marco’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally in venues including: (2020) Appocundria, Dauwens & Beernaert gallery, Brussels, Be, (2019)Andante, Biennale de La Louviere, Be. (2018) Les Portes Royales, Art on paper, Art Fair, Boxar, Brussels, Be. Crepusculo, Artissima, Art Fair, Turin, Italy (2021) Art Rotterdam Fair, Van Nelle fabriek, Rotterdam, Nl. (2020) Transalantico, Mana Contemporary art center Jesey city, USA (2019) ,Ossessione, Palazzo Monti, Brescia Italy,(2018) Art Brussels 36° edition. (2012) Images de soi – Images de l’autre, Jewish Museum, Brussels, Be.
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