Roberto Ghezzi's Expanded Studio: A Radical Loss of Control
Roberto Ghezzi, an artist hailing from Cortona, Italy, was born in 1978 and has been based in Terontola di Cortona since 2015. His artistic approach, termed 'Naturografia', utilizes natural processes to produce fabric artworks. The studio, previously a tobacco factory and now shared with sculptor Antonio Massarutto, comprises three rooms designated for design, map storage, and experimental work, alongside oil painting. It also features a garden with an 18th-century vasca, buried fabrics, and a 'decantation room.' Ghezzi collaborates with biologists and restorer Giorgio Capriotti from the University of Tuscia. His recent showcases include the Italian Pavilion at the 19th Architecture Biennale in Venice and 'Greenland Blurring' in Copenhagen. More of his work can be found at robertoghezzi.it.
Key facts
- Roberto Ghezzi's studio is in Terontola di Cortona, operating since 2015.
- His practice 'Naturografia' involves a loss of control, letting nature create the art.
- The studio includes three rooms: design, storage, and painting.
- He experiments with light-based photography in Nepal and Iceland.
- The studio garden features an 18th-century vasca and a 'decantation room'.
- He collaborates with biologist and restorer Giorgio Capriotti from University of Tuscia.
- Works from Ulassai caves in Sardinia developed a spontaneous bryophyte.
- Recent exhibitions include the Italian Pavilion at the 19th Architecture Biennale.
- He has undertaken residencies in Iceland, Nepal, Crete, Svalbard, Greenland, and more.
- His work is documented on robertoghezzi.it.
Entities
Artists
- Roberto Ghezzi
- Antonio Massarutto
- Giorgio Capriotti
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
- CNR ISP
- CNR ISMAR
- CNR IOM
- ARPA
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Copenaghen
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Oslo
- Gallery MCube
- CasermArcheologica
- Museo di Storia Naturale di Creta
- Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
- Museo di Palazzo della Corgna
- Fondaco dei Tedeschi
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Skopje
- University of Tuscia
Locations
- Cortona
- Italy
- Terontola di Cortona
- Tuscany
- Ulassai
- Sardinia
- Nepal
- Iceland
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Oslo
- Norway
- Kathmandu
- Heraklion
- Crete
- Greece
- Rome
- Castiglione del Lago
- Venice
- Skopje
- North Macedonia
- Longyearbyen
- Svalbard
- Tasiilaq
- Greenland
- Ushuaia
- Argentina
- Lofoten Islands
- Leknes
- Tunis
- Tunisia
- Hergla
- Blyde River Canyon
- South Africa
- Mossel Baai
- Talkeetna
- Alaska
- USA
- McCarthy
- Trieste
- Po
Sources
- Espoarte —