Oriano Galloni
Volo al di sopra (I fly above), 2024
Signed OG 24 in thread on lower back of figure
Found materials including fashion waste, thread, steel, wood, marble and paper
Sculpture: height: 75.5 in (191.77 cm), base 16.5 x 14.5 inches (41.91 x 36.83 cm)
Canvas: 20.5 x 16.5 inches (52.07 x 41.91 cm)
Canvas: 20.5 x 16.5 inches (52.07 x 41.91 cm)
Oriano Galloni’s current work fuses the classical with the ordinary and merges painting and sculpture into a new unified form he calls DiPura. Galloni coined the term 'DiPura' by combining...
Oriano Galloni’s current work fuses the classical with the ordinary and merges painting and sculpture into a new unified form he calls DiPura. Galloni coined the term "DiPura" by combining the Italian word for painting, "dipinto," and the Italian word "scultura" for sculpture. The resulting word, "DiPura"—“say pure" in Italian—resonates powerfully with the artist as purity has been a central concept in his work for decades.
DiPura is the interplay of physical dimension and existential paradox. The artist’s process of dismantling aesthetic distinctions and his discovery of silence in noise, joy in banality, rebirth in refuse, beauty in commerce and humor in mass marketing reveals the unexpected play of life.
"Volo al di sopra (I fly above)" is the answer to the oblivion of the lost path within, revealing the constant face of superficiality that surrounds us through a never-ending search of vanities. It was inspired by the estimated 92 million tons of clothing materials discarded each year.
DiPura is the interplay of physical dimension and existential paradox. The artist’s process of dismantling aesthetic distinctions and his discovery of silence in noise, joy in banality, rebirth in refuse, beauty in commerce and humor in mass marketing reveals the unexpected play of life.
"Volo al di sopra (I fly above)" is the answer to the oblivion of the lost path within, revealing the constant face of superficiality that surrounds us through a never-ending search of vanities. It was inspired by the estimated 92 million tons of clothing materials discarded each year.
