Michele Guido and Aldo Calò Dialogue in Salento Exhibition
An exhibition in Salento brings together Michele Guido (born Aradeo, 1976) and Aldo Calò (San Cesario di Lecce, 1910 – Rome, 1983) in a timeless dialogue. Guido's plastic and two-dimensional works analyze the geometric modernity of Calò's aniconic bronze sculptures from 1972–1974. Guido's technical investigation of formal values and mathematical equations underlying natural plant forms grounds his architecturally visionary language. These constructive dynamics, based in other works on urban imaginaries linked to art history, reveal an intimate dimension that transcends the object's representative meaning, uncovering the inner motion governing Calò's sculptures. In Calò's solid, polished works, the material element embodies three-dimensional exaltation, volumetric beauty, and design fascination, while also offering imaginative insight into the complexity and research behind form-making.
Key facts
- Michele Guido was born in Aradeo in 1976.
- Aldo Calò was born in San Cesario di Lecce in 1910 and died in Rome in 1983.
- The exhibition features a dialogue between Guido and Calò in Salento.
- Calò's aniconic bronze sculptures were created between 1972 and 1974.
- Guido's work analyzes geometric modernity through plastic and two-dimensional pieces.
- Guido's practice involves technical investigation of formal values and mathematical equations.
- The exhibition explores the inner motion behind Calò's sculptures.
- The article is by Giuseppe Amedeo Arnesano.
Entities
Artists
- Michele Guido
- Aldo Calò
- Giuseppe Amedeo Arnesano
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Aradeo
- San Cesario di Lecce
- Rome
- Salento