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Carlo Vellani - Sculpture Artist and Designer

Biografia

I was born in Italy (b.'52) near Modena, the same city where I currently live. 

I graduated in University of Bologna 1997 Literature and Philosophy, DAMS Disciplines of Arts, Music and  Performing Arts, Course of studies in Film and Theater. 

In the 80's and 90's I had several experiences as a documentary director , and short films of my own production, of a narrative and experimental type.

The most important of '91-'92 is 'In The Shadow of These Dense Arms', been recognition in Italy and abroad film-festivals.

It was about ecology, the dense arms is about the branches of a real huge secular tree. It was inspired by the book by Italo Calvino 'The Rampant Baron'.

It was shot in a truly enchanting place which is the Medici villa of Pratolino, in Firenze, then villa Demidoff, where there's a park with beautiful, huge secular trees.

Later in '92 I make artistic direction of theater show, in Laurentian celebrations of the 500 centenary of death of Lorenzo De' Medici, in the Medici castle of Cafaggiolo , In Mugello, Firenze.

Then I abandoned the cinema and theater cause it was economically unsustainable.

So I became an entrepreneur in industrial steel furnisching, and also artistic design furnisching.

Sculpture had always been a passion of mine with materials such as crete.

So I started experimenting with steel in small welded blocks for a large mask, as well as complements of furniture; later I created some figurative -expressionist compositions, even large to cm 150.

My subjects always date back to cinema and theatre; there is always an action in motion, a theatrical story, the myth.

The themes range from Ulysses of Omero, Dante, but also to Hollywood characters, of how to theater of S. Beckett.

Education 

Degree Bologna University, Literature and Philosophy, Disciplines of Arts, Music and Performing Arts. Course of studies in Film and Theater

1997

Exhibitions 

2024

Exhibit in Castello di Belgioioso Pv, PAT

2022

Exhibit in Park Sculpture Il Casino della villa, Montefiorino, Modena - Opening 24 July -

2021-20

Permanent exhibit  in Park Sculpture Il Casino della villa, Montefiorino, Modena

2019-08

Permanent exhibit in La Vigna Atelier, Carpi, Modena

1996

Courthouse's Gardens, Carpi - Modena

Giardini della Pretura, 

Contact Me

 (+39) 366 - 1331587

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