Marco Bagnoli on Alchemy, AI, and the Recurring Motif of the Vessel
As the exhibition "La pietra il sol rivegga" comes to an end at the Reggia di Caserta, artist Marco Bagnoli, born in Empoli in 1949, reflects on his artistic journey. He likens artificial intelligence to a medium for conveying words, images, and sounds. His piece "Locus Solis" (1997/2022) showcases a five-meter vase that rotates one degree every 72 years, drawing inspiration from Raymond Roussel's "Locus Solus." The vase concept was first introduced in "Torso" (1995) at Galleria Trisorio, leading to subsequent works like "Sonovasoro" (1997) and "Settantadue nomi" (2020). Bagnoli launched his first hot air balloon in September 1984. He defends the placement of works like "Dove porta (Verso)" (1992/2023) on the ground, while his action "Baricentro" (1975) featured a rotating cardboard form.
Key facts
- Marco Bagnoli's exhibition 'La pietra il sol rivegga' closes at Reggia di Caserta.
- Bagnoli compares AI to an automaton or a vessel needing to be filled.
- Installation 'Locus Solis' (1997/2022) is a five-meter vase with 72 alabaster stones rotating one degree every 72 years.
- The vase motif first appeared in 'Torso' (1995) at Galleria Trisorio, Naples.
- Permanent installation 'Settantadue nomi (Italian garden)' (2020) at Villa Medicea dell'Ambrogiana, Montelupo Fiorentino.
- First hot air balloon flight depicted in 'Senza titolo (Albe)' (1991) over Laren, Netherlands on September 7, 1984.
- Action 'Baricentro' (1975) in Milan involved a rotating cardboard shape pinned at its center.
- 'Nel paesaggio di Xvarnah' (2019) reproduces seven miniatures from a 14th-century Nezami manuscript.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Bagnoli
- Michelangelo
- Raymond Roussel
- Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
- Michel Foucault
- Gino de Dominicis
- Emilio Prini
- Paul Cézanne
- Fulvio Salvadori
- Luigi Vanvitelli
- Pavel Florensky
- Zarathustra
- Isabella d'Este
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Pier Luigi Tazzi
Institutions
- Reggia di Caserta
- Galleria Trisorio
- Villa Medicea dell'Ambrogiana
- Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
- Fortezza da Basso
- Galleria Persano
- Certosa di San Giacomo
- Documenta
- Ars Aevi
- Lindau
- Artribune
Locations
- Empoli
- Italy
- Caserta
- Naples
- Montelupo Fiorentino
- Florence
- Laren
- Netherlands
- Turin
- Capri
- Milan
- Rome
- Paris
- Sarajevo