Valdi Spagnulo's 'Materia dell'ombra' at Studio Masiero, Milan

Valdi Spagnulo (born 1961 in Ceglie Messapica) presents 'Materia dell'ombra' at Studio Masiero in Milan, curated by Luca Pietro Nicoletti. The exhibition runs until July 3. Spagnulo's work elevates sculpture and object art to iconic status, using materials like brushed and burnished stainless steel, treated plexiglass, inked sandpaper, engravings, and monotypes. He employs black as a 'castration of color' to explore expressive possibilities, referencing Massimo Recalcati's 'Il mistero delle cose' (creating means subtracting). After meeting Corrado and Gianluca Albicocco in Udine in late 2025, Spagnulo discovered the potential of working with zinc plates. The show features works such as 'Materia dell'ombra 2', 'Materia dell'ombra 3', 'Materia dell'ombra 1', and 'Oxidatione temporis', combining aquatint, dry printing, and etching. His practice merges constructive rigor with lyrical tension, minimalism with luminous sensitivity, evoking spatial tensions and transforming architectures.