Ceramic Masters Zauli and Kvasbø at Officine Saffi, Milan

The exhibition "Geometrie del disordine" at Officine Saffi in Milan brings together Italian master Carlo Zauli (Faenza, 1926–2002) and Norwegian artist Torbjørn Kvasbø (Bergen, 1953), curated by Flaminio Gualdoni. The title, borrowed from Luisa Spaziani's poetry collection, suits the twenty works on display, which are stylistically divergent yet intimately connected in their controlled but pulsating formal outcomes. Zauli's works from the 1960s–1980s—titled "Primario lavico," "Zolla," "Genesi," "Vaso sconvolto," "Metamorfosi di un vaso," "Cubo esploso"—oscillate between informal style, metamorphic ambiguity of classical forms (like vases), and symbolic-geometric abstractions. Kvasbø's monumental "Stack" sculptures (2009–2010), composed of tubular segments with vivid colors, reflect his shift from an ecstatic approach to nature toward a projective grid and a pan-immersive exploration of its depths. Both artists engage with clay's inherent challenges: its magmatic demands, the drama of form-making, and the interplay of internal and external forces during creation.