Filippo di Sambuy's 'Il libro dello splendore' in Turin
Filippo di Sambuy (Rome, 1956) presents ten mixed-media paintings in 'Il libro dello splendore' (The Book of Splendor) in Turin. The works engage with the Zohar, the foundational text of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), which from 1300 to 1800 was as authoritative as the Bible and Talmud in religious doctrine. Sambuy's paintings offer an alternative ecclesiastical narrative theory, blending a 'lyrical-geometric' abstraction with classical figurative resonances. The artist explores a personal concept of God as a unifying principle, investigating religion's causes, attitudes, lacks, abandonments, and remissions. His work collects a renewed primordial divine lexicon: wind, breath, and spirit.
Key facts
- Filippo di Sambuy (born 1956 in Rome) created ten mixed-media paintings.
- The exhibition is titled 'Il libro dello splendore' (The Book of Splendor).
- The works reference the Zohar, a key Kabbalistic text.
- The Zohar was considered as authoritative as the Bible and Talmud from 1300 to 1800.
- Sambuy's style is described as 'lyrical-geometric' abstraction with classical figurative echoes.
- The artist presents a personal idea of God as a unifying principle.
- The exhibition takes place in Turin.
- The review was written by Federica Maria Giallombardo.
Entities
Artists
- Filippo di Sambuy
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Rome