Our gallery is enriched by three new artists: two prominent Italian sculptors, Stefano Bombardieri and Benedetto Simone, and the French painter Ludovic Thiriez.
An internationally renowned sculptor, Stefano Bombardieri brings his art into a monumental and poetic dimension, populated by majestic animals suspended between the surreal and the symbolic. His works explore time, existence, and the instability of the present, transforming the exhibition space into a place of reflection and temporal suspension.
Since 1990, Stefano Bombardieri has worked in Italy and abroad, creating large-scale urban installations and solo exhibitions that engage in dialogue with landscape and architecture. He has taken part in international events such as the 52nd and 54th editions of the Venice Biennale, exhibitions of the group The Italian Wave, and more recent shows at the Erarta Museum and the Bad Ragaz Triennale.
Bombardieri Stefano, The Weight of Suspended Time
An artist who explores the human figure and society through sculpture, intertwining symbolism and conceptual tension. His works are primarily defined by two elements: childhood and the playful disguise within the animal kingdom, blended with the sweetness that emerges in the chameleonic transformation of the children he portrays.
In 2013, Benedetto Simone received significant recognition, including the competition at Bioparco Zoom and the first prize at the ninth edition of Paratissima. Since 2015, he has maintained a consistent exhibition trajectory, presenting solo and group shows in prestigious venues such as the Castello di Rivara, the Domus Lascaris, and the Castello Visconteo Sforzesco.
Benedetto Simone, Rhino Soul and Tiger Soul
A French painter based in Budapest, Ludovic Thiriez develops a poetic universe through painting, installations, and objects. Childhood, nature, and cultural traces become tools for exploring the human condition, in compositions that hover between fairy tale, symbolism, and reality.
In 2018, Ludovic Thiriez won the first prize at the Luxembourg Art Prize, standing out for his consistent international presence. His works, included in private collections across Europe, the United States, Latin America, and Oceania, intertwine painting, memory, and collective imagination. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in galleries and institutions in Berlin, Vienna, Paris, New York, and Luxembourg, establishing a poetic and conceptual language that offers a layered vision of the human condition.
Thiriez Ludovic, The diving rabbits