Exhibitions
Paolo Di Capua takes his sculpture to the limit with “Umana Natura” at Palau Martorell
Temporary exhibition curated by Mario de Candia where he exhibits works full of contrasts.
The Palau Martorell is hosting the anthological exhibition Umana Natura , by the Italian artist Paolo Di Capua, curated by Mario de Candia. This exhibition, which has the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Barcelona, can be visited from September 5 to November 16 in the Sala Voltes 1886 of the Palau Martorell, offering visitors a journey through the creative universe of the Italian artist.
Paolo Di Capua's (Rome, 1957) sculptures are an expression of his constant interest in exploring the essence of human nature, conceived as a synthesis of contrasts that coexist within the human structure itself. The artist creates a dialogue between form, matter and space, showing how opposites—fragility and strength, interior and exterior, abstraction and figuration—meet and intertwine in his pieces.
Paolo di Capua, Sostegni di Luna e Sole come custodi della Casa, 2021.
The exhibition Umana Natura brings together a remarkable number of works, mainly wooden sculptures, in which creations that occupy space are combined with others that adopt a more contemporary conception of bas-relief. This contrast allows the visitor to experience a diversity of aesthetic and sensorial registers, from monumentality to the most subtle delicacy.
One of the most characteristic aspects of Di Capua's work is his reflection on the perception of space. In some works, such as Come fosse casa vostra , the line between sculpture and architecture is blurred, inviting the public to reconsider the relationship between the artistic object and the environment that hosts it. Other pieces, such as + d'1 Luna x Volta , involve the active participation of the visitor, integrating them as part of the creative process and reinforcing the idea of art as a shared experience.
Overall, the exhibition offers a deep dive into the poetic and philosophical world of Paolo Di Capua, where matter and space combine to reveal the complexity and richness of the human condition. Di Capua recently presented the exhibition Natura Umana at the Carlo Bilotti Museum in Rome.
Paolo di Capua, Different points of view.
Paolo Di Capua (Rome, 1957) is an Italian sculptor recognized for his profound exploration of human nature through art. His work is based on a constant search for the essence of the human being, understood as a synthesis between harmony and contrasts, where fragility and strength, interior and exterior, abstraction and figuration coexist within the same structure.
As curator Mario de Candia writes in the exhibition catalogue, Paolo Di Capua creates and transforms form by pushing balances to the limit, testing both the structural foundations and the intrinsic qualities of the material. His pieces retain an intact essence, almost “primordial”, understood in the noblest sense of the term, and adopt an icastic character, rising as a manifesto for art and for the human being. However, this form, rarely anchored to a literal evidence of the real world, seems always to be conditioned by a “more”: an internal tension that projects the work towards a “beyond”, towards this conceptual horizon that seeks to represent and suggest beyond materiality itself.
