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Akelo
Athena, 2014
Steel, color powder coating
36 x 20 x 12 in
91.4 x 50.8 x 30.5 cm
91.4 x 50.8 x 30.5 cm
Copyright The Artist
€8200 / €9840 (inc. tax)
The aesthetic and philosophical research of Andrea Cagnetti - Akelo starts from very far away, giving life to an articulated path, supported by studies in the most disparate fields, broading...
The aesthetic and philosophical research of Andrea Cagnetti - Akelo starts from very far away, giving life to an articulated path, supported by studies in the most disparate fields, broading from vitalism to restlessness, through past, present and future. From a very young age, he focusses on art, Greek - Latin literature and alchemical texts, and above all on ancient technologies concerning ceramics, medicine and the processing of glass stones and fabrics and, in particular, metallurgy. How, moreover, his creations testify: from precious jewels made with Etruscan goldsmithing techniques and composed of thousands of infinitesimal pieces, to steel sculptures, which now praise classicism, now to the most daring abstraction. Extremely different works - confirming an eclecticism and a breadth of vision that are rare on the contemporary art scene - but permeated by a single goal: the search for Beauty and Harmony. A research that, in recent times, Akelo has been leading towards Science and that has been allowing him to enter a new phase of his production.
Exhibitions
2020 - San Valentino ArtePALAZZO DI PRIMAVERA Terni, Italy (February 2020)2019 - Artrooms - International contemporary art fair for independent artist (Guest Artist)The Church Palace HotelRome, Italy (March 2019)
2018 - GodsPalazzo Naiadi, The Dedica Anthology HotelsRome, Italy (19 April - 12 June 2018) Artrooms - International contemporary art fair for independent artist (Guest Artist)The Church Palace HotelRome, Italy (March 2018)
2017 - Akelo, Anima MundiPalazzo Alemanni - Museo Geologico e delle FraneBagnoregio, Italy (15 July 2017 - 31 January 2018) Past Is Present: Revival JewelryMuseum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA - U.S.A. (14 February 2017 - 19 August 2018) Akelo - Materia Nova IIISpazio PensilinaViterbo, Italy (28 January - 28 February 2017)
2016 - Dall'argento al FerroAccademia d'Ungheria in RomaRome, Italy (12 September - 16 October 2016) Anima MundiMuseo ArcheologicoTerni, Italy (15 July - 3 September 2016)
2015 - Jewelry: From Pearls to Platinum to PlasticNewark MuseumNewark, NJ – U.S.A. (27 June 2015 - Ongoing)
2014 - Energia per l'ArteCofely - GDF SuezRome, Italy (June 2014) Ante MateriamMuseo DiocesanoGubbio, Italy (2 May - 29 June 2014)
2013 - Akelo - Andrea Cagnetti. Le scultureOfficinae d'arte #2Terni, Italy (December 2013) Forme umane e cosmo aureoMuseo Civico Rocca FleaGualdo Tadino, Italy (4 October - 24 November 2013) Materia Nova II. Sculture di AkeloProgettArte3D - Caffeina Cultura, Sala TurchettiViterbo, Italy (23 June - 7 July 2013)
2012 - Materia NovaGalerie Ludwig Trossaert, Contemporary ArtAntwerp, Belgium (18 May - 6 June 2012) Collecting for a New Century: Recent AcquisitionMuseum of Art and Archaeology, University of MissouriColumbia, MO - U.S.A (28 January - 13 May 2012)
2011 - Akelo's Treasures. An Exhibition Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of a Roman Master GoldsmithBentley & Skinner (Bond Street Jewellers) LtdLondon, UK (November 2011)
2010 - Golden Treasures by AkeloMuseum of the Gemological Institute of AmericaCarlsbad, CA - U.S.A. (7 October 2010 - 11 March 2011) The Voyage of a Contemporary Italian Goldsmith in the Classical World: Golden Treasures by AkeloMuseum of Art and Archaeology, University of MissouriColumbia, MO - U.S.A. (5 June - 26 September 2010)
2009 - In Its Time: Materials and Techniques Throughout Jewelry HistoryAaron Faber GalleryNew York, NY - U.S.A. (October 2009)
2008 - Gioiello Italiano ContemporaneoMilan, Castello Sforzesco - Room of the Treasury Vicenza, Palazzo Valmarana Braga Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum Turin, Museo di Arti Decorative, Pietro Accorsi(January 2008 - January 2009)
2007 - Museo F. Rittatore VonwillerFarnese, Italy (August 2007)
2006 - Gold Expressions, The language of Italian designWorld Gold Council - Fiera Vicenza ItalyAround the world (December 2006 - December 2007) Museo Archeologico dell'Agro FaliscoCivita Castellana, Italy (September 2006)
2005 - Galleria "REM" - Gemeente OnderbankenJabeek, Holland (August 2005) Akelo: risplende l'oro degli EtruschiVicenzaoro2 - Fiera di VicenzaVicenza, Italy (June 2005)
2003 - Scambio d'arte - Een uitwisseling van kunsOnderbanken, Holland (August 2003)
2000 - Arte VivaChiostro di San MarcoTarquinia, Italy (June 2000) Expo Universale 2000Italian PavillonHannover, Germany (1 June - 31 October 2000)