Cosimo Veneziano on Technique, Alchemy, and the Biomega Project
Born in 1983 in Moncalieri, Cosimo Veneziano is an Italian artist recognized for his work in sculpture, urban interventions, drawing, and collaborative projects. In 2007, he co-established the International Residency Progetto Diogene. His notable solo exhibitions include "Rompi la finestra e ruba i frammenti!" at AlbumArte in Rome (2018), "Petrolio" at MEF – Museo Ettore Fico in Turin (2016), "Monochrome" at Villa Straüli in Winterthur (2015), "Verso occidente l’impero dirige il suo corso" at Galleria Alberto Peola in Turin (2014), and "Los contrabandistas copiaron una escultura de mucho valor" at Lugar a Dudas in Cali, Colombia (2013). He is presently engaged in the Biomega project, which investigates the connections between art, nature, anthropology, and neuroscience, focusing on the link between concept and technique.
Key facts
- Cosimo Veneziano was born in 1983 in Moncalieri.
- He co-founded the International Residency Progetto Diogene in 2007.
- His solo exhibitions include AlbumArte (Rome, 2018), MEF – Museo Ettore Fico (Turin, 2016), Villa Straüli (Winterthur, 2015), Galleria Alberto Peola (Turin, 2014), and Lugar a Dudas (Cali, Colombia, 2013).
- He is currently working on the multidisciplinary project Biomega.
- Biomega explores connections between art, nature, anthropology, and neuroscience.
- Veneziano describes his practice as having a pyramidal structure: impulse, project, then materialization.
- He views technique as necessary but insufficient, often failing to align with an idea.
- The work 'Quarto fuoco' exemplifies alchemy in his practice.
- He questions whether the project itself could be the work.
- The dialogue was conducted by Davide Dal Sasso.
Entities
Artists
- Cosimo Veneziano
- Davide Dal Sasso
Institutions
- Progetto Diogene
- AlbumArte
- MEF – Museo Ettore Fico
- Villa Straüli
- Galleria Alberto Peola
- Lugar a Dudas
- Fondazione La Raia
Locations
- Moncalieri
- Italy
- Rome
- Turin
- Winterthur
- Switzerland
- Cali
- Colombia
- Novi Ligure