Quayola's 're-coding' at Palazzo Cipolla Merges Baroque with Digital
The inaugural solo exhibition of Quayola, titled 're-coding', commenced at Palazzo Cipolla in Rome, featuring artwork from 2007 to 2021 that is categorized into three main themes: unfinished sculptures, classical iconography, and landscape painting. Notable pieces include a ceiling video that reimagines Giovan Battista Gaulli's vault, a Laocoon sculpture crafted from resin and marble dust, and the Iconographies series, which presents prints inspired by Botticelli and Rubens. The unfinished sculptures, such as 'The Rape of Proserpina', are produced through algorithms. The landscape segment showcases the 4K video 'Diptych' (2016) and 'Jardins d'Été' (2017), drawing inspiration from Monet. Emmanuele F. M. Emanuele of Fondazione Terzo Pilastro highlighted Quayola's engagement with classical artists, emphasizing the importance of process over mere representation.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 're-coding' at Palazzo Cipolla in Rome
- First solo show of Quayola in Rome
- Works from 2007 to 2021 divided into three themes
- Video on ceiling reinterprets Church of the Gesù vault by Baciccio
- Dissected Laocoon displayed in resin and marble dust
- Iconographies series references Renaissance and Baroque art
- Unfinished sculptures carved by precision devices using algorithms
- Landscape section includes 4K video 'Diptych' and 'Jardins d'Été'
- Fondazione Terzo Pilastro – Internazionale promotes the exhibition
- Emmanuele F. M. Emanuele comments on Quayola's process
Entities
Artists
- Quayola
- Giovan Battista Gaulli (il Baciccio)
- Sandro Botticelli
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Lavinia Fontana
- Elisabetta Sirani
- Padovanino
- Claude Monet
- Raphael
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Institutions
- Fondazione Terzo Pilastro – Internazionale
- Palazzo Cipolla
- Church of the Gesù
- Musée de l'Orangerie
Locations
- Rome
- Italy