Carlo Cossignani's 'obsession with emptiness' explored in Milan exhibition
Tempesta Gallery in Milan presents new works by Carlo Cossignani (born 1981, Porto San Giorgio), centered on his concept of emptiness as a complement to fullness rather than its opposite. The exhibition features watercolors and suspended steel sculptures. In his watercolors, Cossignani uses cold blues, pinks, and violets to create figures that emerge from both positive and negative space, blending art historical references with machine-like silhouettes. The steel sculptures, hanging from the gallery ceiling, evoke ancient architecture, Gothic cathedrals, and Arab pointed forms, exploring the idea of an invisible structure underlying reality. The artist draws inspiration from paper cutouts and scenography, discovering hidden images in the voids around figures. The exhibition runs at Tempesta Gallery in Milan.
Key facts
- Carlo Cossignani was born in 1981 in Porto San Giorgio.
- The exhibition is held at Tempesta Gallery in Milan.
- The works explore emptiness as a complement to fullness.
- Watercolors use cold blues, ultramarine, pinks, and violets.
- Figures emerge from both white space and color.
- Steel sculptures hang from the ceiling, evoking Gothic and Arab architecture.
- The artist references the Pietà by Michelangelo in his watercolors.
- Cossignani discovered hidden images in paper cutouts while making scenography.
Entities
Artists
- Carlo Cossignani
- Michelangelo
Institutions
- Tempesta Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Porto San Giorgio