Carmelo Cappello - Free Forms in Space

Carmelo Cappello's artistic research falls within the realm of Spatialist aesthetics. Born in 1946 with Lucio Fontana's Manifesto Blanco, Spatialism posed primarily as a question of how artworks were perceived. The goal of movement was to definitively transcend the surface of the canvas for a perceptual experience that definitively engaged Space. Hence, the use of electronic technical devices, used for their ability to radiate energy, or the use of gestural techniques, such as holes or cuts, to break through the surface of the work and invade it with the accidentality of reality. In Cappello's case, the work's irradiation into space occurs through the circular movements of his mechanical figures.

This work is a beautiful plexiglass engraving by sculptor Carmelo Cappello, a perfect example of his research. Reality is completely reworked by the artist through a process of mechanomorphic reconstruction. Carmelo Cappello's aesthetic is based on the presence of perfect gears whose circular movements we sense. The forms possess a hyperreal rationality, which finds its most personal expression in the purity of the design. Even in this graphic work, Carmelo Cappello strives to transcend two-dimensionality with a composition capable of radiating energy into the very space of the viewer. The dynamism of the subject, already developed by the figure itself, is further emphasized by an objective execution.

Sculptor Carmelo Cappelo was born in Ragusa in 1912. He attended the Comiso School of Art in 1928, then the following year moved to Rome to study in Ettore Colla's studio. He settled in Milan in 1930 and attended evening classes at the Castello Sforzesco. Thanks to a scholarship, he then studied under Marino Marini in Monza. He made his debut as a sculptor in 1937 and had his first solo exhibition in Rome the following year. Cappelo participated in numerous editions of the Venice Biennale, the Rome Quadrennial, and the Milan Triennale; in 1959, he was invited to Documenta 2 in Kassel. Cappelo was the greatest exponent of "spatialism" in sculpture. In 1977, the artist joined the Coopertarte venture, a cooperative of artists who sought to explore new forms of engagement and dialogue with the public (Alviani, Nangeroni, Nigro, Perilli, Rotella, Turcato, etc.). After an initial figurative period, Carmelo Cappelo was drawn to the work of Henry Moore, then to the Russian Constructivism of Tatline; he eventually focused on space, inspired by the works of Brancusi, Pevsner, and Gabo. Cappello's work is present in worldwide prestigious venues (squares and museums). The artist died in Milan in 1996.

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