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Aron Demetz: La Natura Umana
CastYourArt is proud to present the upcoming exhibition with the Italian sculptor and Venice Biennale participant Aron Demetz.
Aron Demetz \'La Natura Umana\' opens on November 18, 2011 and will be on view until January 14, 2012 at CastYourArt, Gumpendorfer Straße 55, 1060 Vienna.
Aron Demetz eliminates the classical dichotomy of „original vs. effigy”, and instead addresses an interaction: man has a position in the natural space that surrounds him, is formed by it and in turn has an effect on it; this is not a static interaction but rather a continuous, living process.
Man and his body become protagonist and theatre of the action at the same time, within the relationship between the single object and its location within space.
Demetz’ examination of space demonstrates that the figures enter into a dialogue about the possibilities of the location with the viewer. Knowledge of the preconditions demanded by wood as a working material is of decisive importance in this approach: its physical nature influences its treatment; additionally a further means is applied: the charring of the surfaces.
The power of the elements is being celebrated in coming to be as well as in passing away, furthermore the twofold effect of energies are highlighted: once in growth and then in the fire as a procedure of dematerialisation. Here we are confronted with a deep understanding of the elementary vitality of the wood.
By his preoccupation with wood and his profound artistic exploration of this material Demetz has his place within contemporary art, even though he perceives himself as an outsider. He uses the tree in its various forms of appearance as structure and source of insight. For his figure he uses the chainsaw and the axe, the finer work is done with mallet and chisel. His preliminary studies in figurine format document the precision with which he handles his tools.
Demetz brings us back to the woods and to a time when it was perceived as a sentient, living being. He is an artist who masters his craft as well as the principles of anatomy and its proportions; he produces small figurines of cedar wood as a preparation. With their animate appearance, they seem to return the gaze of the viewer.
This feeling is reinforced by the fact that Demetz does not overwork his material and avoids shaping the surface in a too pleasing manner – he conveys a feeling for the vulnerability of the matter. Demetz does not fear highlighting the mortality and to confront physical limitations, in contrast to any slick aestheticism.
(Cem Angeli) Biography: Aron Demetz was born in Vipiteno in 1972. He attended wood carving schools in Wolkenstein.
Afterwards he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nürnberg. Since 2010 Aron Demetz works as a professor for sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara. His art was on view in important museums arround the world. In 2009 he was at the Venice Biennale at the Italian pavillion. The exhibition at CastYourArt is the first solo exhibition of the artist in Vienna.
Austrian Times
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