Piero Roccasalvo Rub on Returning to Sicily: Studio, Province and the Liminal Light of Santa Maria del Focallo
Piero Roccasalvo Rub, originally from Siracusa and born in 1974, has moved his studio to Santa Maria del Focallo in Ispica, Sicily. In a conversation with Alex Urso for the Provincia Cosmica series by Artribune, he reflects on his return to Sicily after extensive travels, resonating with Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's views on Sicilians. His artistic endeavors, shaped alongside Mauro Aprile Zanetti, encompass painting, poetry, and cinema, drawing inspiration from Piero Guccione and Franco Sarnari. He points out the limited institutional framework and the disjointed current art scene, despite emerging initiatives. Notable works include Paesaggio (2026), Corpobianco (2024), Briciature (2010), and Ipostasi (2016). He also recognizes various artists and emphasizes the importance of the Studio[2]Project as a hub of resistance.
Fatti principali
- Piero Roccasalvo Rub was born in Siracusa in 1974 and is based in Santa Maria del Focallo, a frazione of Ispica in the province of Ragusa
- His studio sits on a symbolic boundary between Pozzallo and Ispica, between land and sea
- He developed his multidisciplinary practice with Mauro Aprile Zanetti across Scicli, Modica, Pozzallo, Venezia, Pisa, Londra, Milano and New York
- He cites Piero Guccione and Franco Sarnari of the Gruppo di Scicli as key to the area's artistic production from the 1970s and 1980s
- Works shown include Paesaggio (2026), Corpobianco (2024), Briciature (2010) and Ipostasi (2016)
- Briciature is held in the Olnick-Spanu Collection, New York; Ipostasi is courtesy the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Foundation, San Francisco
- He names Giovanni Blanco, Ettore Pinelli, Francesco Rinzivillo, Daniele Cascone, Giuseppe Giordano, Giuseppe Bombaci and Giovanni Viola as a local community of artists
- Studio[2]Project, founded by Pinelli and Rinzivillo, opens artists' studios as alternative exhibition spaces
Entità
Artisti
- Piero Roccasalvo Rub
- Mauro Aprile Zanetti
- Piero Guccione
- Franco Sarnari
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
- Gesualdo Bufalino
- Giovanni Blanco
- Ettore Pinelli
- Francesco Rinzivillo
- Daniele Cascone
- Giuseppe Giordano
- Giuseppe Bombaci
- Giovanni Viola
- Alex Urso
Istituzioni
- Artribune
- Gruppo di Scicli
- Studio[2]Project
- Olnick-Spanu Collection
- Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Foundation
Luoghi
- Siracusa
- Italy
- Sicily
- Santa Maria del Focallo
- Ispica
- Pozzallo
- Ragusa
- Scicli
- Modica
- Venezia
- Pisa
- Londra
- United Kingdom
- Milano
- New York
- United States
- San Francisco
- Tunisi
- Tunisia
- Mediterraneo