The artwork features a large, irregularly-shaped block of yellow ochre clay that appears to be roughly sculpted into an abstract organic form. The surface texture is rough and uneven, suggesting a handmade quality. A series of metal wires or chains are attached to the sculpture, dangling and creating a sense of movement and interconnectedness. The overall composition is minimalist and focuses on the materiality of the clay, emphasizing its natural properties and tactile qualities. This contemporary sculpture may explore themes of impermanence, transformation, or the relationship between nature and human intervention. The artist's intention seems to be to provoke a sensory and contemplative response in the viewer through the use of humble, elemental materials. ...
Federico Cantini graduated from the National University of Rosario with a degree in Fine Arts. His work challenges the conventional boundaries between sculpture and installation, generating intimate and sometimes unsettling scenes. He is distinguished by his ability to create pieces that go beyond mere materiality, exploring the intersection between the rigidity of physics and human sensitivity. His creations are not simply static objects, but rather traces of a mood, pres- ences that interact with the viewer and expand the experience into a shared space.
Cantini finds inspiration in everyday elements, which he transforms through personal reinterpretation. His works, infused with an unsettling familiarity and palpable emotional tension, invite the viewer to explore the beauty and complexity hidden in the seemingly ordinary.
The artist presents everyday scenes that, when illuminated, reveal a raw reality devoid of adornments, without passing judgment. Here, the human is shown in its vulnerability and authenticity. Federico is a visual storyteller whose work is located in an ambiguous territory where violence and creation converge unexpectedly. ...
PASTO is a contemporary art gallery based in Buenos Aires that represents young and promising Argentinian artists. We contribute to their professionalization by encouraging them to produce under new challenges and we try to impulse and build bridges between the artists and worldwide critics, curators and collectors. Since 2014, PASTO assumes its fundamental role as a meeting and dissemination platform and uses that potential to provide visibility to divergent practices and ideas. ...
