Federico Cantini
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.This wooden sculpture features a large, gnarled hand protruding from the wall, its fingers outstretched and contorted. The rough, organic texture of the wood is emphasized, lending a sense of weathered, almost supernatural, quality to the piece. The hand's dramatic, expressive pose suggests a gesture of reaching, pleading, or offering. The artist's skillful use of a simple, natural material imbues the work with a primordial, primal essence, inviting viewers to contemplate the human form and its relationship to the natural world. This thought-provoking sculpture challenges conventional perceptions of the body and the human experience. ...
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Federico Cantini
1991 , ArgentinianFederico 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. ...