Devid Biscontini Transforms Industrial Plastic into Sculptural Memory
Devid Biscontini creates sculptures using co-extruded polyethylene films and various methods like open flames, heat, and gravity. His art blurs the lines between painting and sculpture, viewing plastic as more than just a symbol of consumerism; he sees it as a means of memory and change in a post-industrial world. Some of his key series include Immagine Femminile, Trasformazioni Cromatiche, and MATRICE, implying that the original image existed before reality and that materials carry memories. His piece, Trasforma(n)ti, was made for SCART, Gruppo Hera, and Aliplast at Ecomondo 2024. His exhibitions span venues like Milano Scultura and Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, featuring pieces with vibrant colors and heat-scarred surfaces that often echo the female form.
Key facts
- Devid Biscontini uses co-extruded polyethylene films subjected to open flame, heat, gravity, deformation, and layering.
- The artist does not paint on plastic; plastic becomes painting through burning, contraction, fusion, and collapse.
- Key series: Immagine Femminile, Trasformazioni Cromatiche, Aeromorfie, Femminile Invisibile, Luce che genera immagini, Linea: Traccia di Esistenza, MATRICE.
- MATRICE proposes the original image exists before reality and matter preserves its memory.
- Trasforma(n)ti was created for SCART, Gruppo Hera and Aliplast at Ecomondo 2024.
- Ciclo dei Libri Materici includes Spazio Tempo and Nato dall'acqua.
- Exhibitions include Milano Scultura, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Palazzo della Corgna, Villa Fidelia, Passoscuro Art Festival, Land Art al Furlo, Gonnelli Casa d'Aste.
- The sculptures often depict the female body as veiled, eroded, or fragmented, referencing classical sculpture but using plastic instead of marble or bronze.
Entities
Artists
- Devid Biscontini
Institutions
- SCART
- Gruppo Hera
- Aliplast
- Ecomondo
- Milano Scultura
- Villa Bagatti Valsecchi
- Palazzo della Corgna
- Villa Fidelia
- Passoscuro Art Festival
- Land Art al Furlo
- Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
- AATONAU
- Rocca Museo di Umbertide
Locations
- Italy
- Umbria
- Umbertide
- Varese
- Passoscuro