Leoncillo Solo Exhibition of Clay Sculptures at Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg Halle

This solo exhibition presents the work of Italian sculptor Leoncillo, exploring his sustained engagement with clay as a vital, organic material for modern art. The show features sculptures and works on paper that traverse four decades of his career, showcasing his unique approach to form and texture.

Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'Leoncillo: Perché più bruci,' the artist's first solo exhibition with the gallery and the inaugural chapter of a trilogy dedicated to his work. Developed in collaboration with the Leoncillo Foundation and curated by Lorenzo Fiorucci, Alberto Salvadori, and Azalea Seratoni, the exhibition traces the artist’s lifelong commitment to clay as a medium for artistic expression. The selection of sculptures and works on paper spans four decades, offering a deep look into how Leoncillo utilized the material to imbue his forms with an organic, almost tactile quality. The exhibition explores Leoncillo's recurring motif of the tree, which allowed him to bridge his interest in nature with a poetic, humanized conception of the body. From his early pastoral, mythological sculptures to his final, highly gestural abstract works, the artist viewed clay as a living substance capable of transformation. His work does not aim for mimicry; rather, it documents a process of continual becoming where fissures and splits in the clay highlight the material's potential for both destruction and renewal.

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