
damián ortega
the egg, production shot, 2010
statuesque marble
Ø 80 cm
produced by C.B. artdesign, carrara
image by valerio e. brambilla
Reviewing the pieces that were created for this year's postmonument at the international sculpture biennale of carrara- I think this is amazing as a demonstration of what is now possible with some marble, 3D software and a machine....
mexican-born berlin-based artist damián ortega declares that he wishes to set off
'a malicious process of transformation and dysfunction of real things' through the use of optical illusions, recycled material and the creation of a short circuit of space / time suspension. his work 'l'uovo' (the egg) is a reinterpretation in marble of one of the well-known 'transformers' - the japanese robots of eighties' comic strips and cartoons.
at first glance 'l'uovo' reminds us of arnaldo pomodoro's spheres, but a careful second look reveals the face of the robot within, ready to hatch inside it, alluding to the impetuous force of life. the sculpture is a reflection on the future. it was created with a robot which uses a modern 3D software, capable of reproducing all kinds of objects in stones, and looks like a mechanical embryo. if 'l'uovo' could hatch, take shape and stand up, we would be looking at a machine similar to umberto boccioni's 'forme uniche della continuità dello spazio' (unique forms in the continuity of space).

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