“The solid material is, first of all, the thought that directs us towards a goal, a meaning”. With this expression Bruno Ceccobelli intends to address to a “material” that emerges from a past of symbols, rituals, memories that are linked to a culture that belongs to him as a precious gift, sometimes as a relic to be flaunted through allegories that can lead to an esotericism, a religio that measures, perhaps unconsciously, the steps of existence. It is no coincidence that the term “solid material” indicates a Neoplatonic spiritual thought close to Theosophy.
IN HIS ART SPIRITUAL AND ESOTERIC ELEMENTS
PLAY THE ROLE OF INNER EXCAVATION
Ceccobelli, who joined the new Roman school in the 70s, continued to elaborate and formulate assemblages where magical-mystery elements play an interesting role of
inner excavation. The compositional accuracy was born from being a “Romanesque painter” as he likes to define itself, lit by impulses developed in the art of that remote time:
in the gesture, that is in the main element of every representation, nature meets divinity and evokes those precious suggestions that offer man a less frequented sense of belonging to life.
THE TWIN SONS AURO AND CELSO CONTINUE THE LESSON OF
THE FATHER, WITH WORKS THAT TELL THE CLASH/ENCOUNTER
BETWEEN NATURE AND TECHNOLOGY, BETWEEN INVENTION AND RECYCLING
Any examples? From the unfathomable embrace of shapes and signs in relief that open in front of In bocca la notte, 1989 you can pass to the contemporary pastels of La volontà sulla valle, from the perfume of ex-voto bringing the same conceptual approach to dowry. And likewise a similar enquiring path can transform the soles of tarnished shoes and adjusted with a poor approach in La notte della storia, 2001 in a rhythmic denunciation of omen and universal discomfort. A matter of “material” because it persists and it is transformed while maintaining the restlessness that accompanies this image.
IN THE 70S HE JOINED THE NEW ROMAN SCHOOL AND
THEN HE CONTINUED AN ANALYSIS CLOSE TO
NEOPLATONISM AND THEOSOPHY
Even the Coniugi rossi, 2007 expresses, in a nutshell, a symbolism that seals the time. And likewise the impulses and intentions are renewed over the years. They push Ceccobelli to measure himself with the absolute: in this perspective we can welcome the impenetrable calligraphy that crosses Occhio solare, 2012 before arriving at the inner bloom of ghosts floating on the scene of the Misteri svelati, 2022. We are always faced with a relationship between thought and material. This material can then be transformed into a seed that can nourish children after being descended and re-proposed from a past that justifies and promotes similar behaviors. This miracle has moved in fact in the twins Auro and Celso who undertook the father’s path applying his lesson in a story/clash between nature and technology, between invention and recycling of recovery substances. And this symbiosis has led to interesting results: starting from 2018 their solo exhibitions accompany those of the parent, as it is now the case for the exhibition in Tallinn, Estonia, promoted by the “Giulio Niccoli” Gallery.
"THE SOLID MATERIAL IS, FIRST OF ALL, THE THOUGHT THAT DIRECTS US TOWARDS
A GOAL, A MEANING"
Other events, that concern them completely, can also be seen at the “Alice Schanzer” Gallery in Sutri and Venice and at the “Art Center CRAC” of Taranto. Also the current group exhibitions in the Fabio Sargentini Gallery “L’attico” in Rome and in the Galleria “Alessandro Bagnai” in Fogliano della Chiana (Arezzo). This is how the stimulating creative adventure of Bruno Ceccobelli continues to be reflected in the compositions of his children, offering new stimuli and new emotions. He has also been invited to the next “Chengdu Biennale” in China.
Info: www.brunoceccobelli.com.
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