Alex

The work of Alex Turco, Italian artist residing between the United States, Italy, and the island of Ibiza, embodies a profound dialogue between nature’s beauty and the minimalist aesthetic that guides his creative vision. As the son of an artist and photographer Alex grew up immersed in an environment where artistry and design were both professions and a way of life, seamlessly blending the boundaries between conceptual Art and Design. This lineage, steeped in aesthetics, is evident in his art works meticulous craftsmanship, innovative depth, where every element is conceived as an artistic expression.

The influence of Italy’s industrial landscape, with its clean lines and functional forms, is evident in Alex’s approach, where simplicity meets sophistication in a harmonious balance and natural elements unite with synthetic substance like the epoxy resin. Intertwined with the Arte Povera inheritance, a minimalist art movement that thrived in industrial Italy, this influence shapes his work’s geometric rigor and disciplined structure. The boundary between art and design becomes fluid and indistinguishable in Alex’s creations.

Ibiza, with its rugged landscapes, tranquil coastlines, and the ever-present tension between the organic and the geometric, serves as both muse and material in Alex Turco’s art. The island’s contrasts, stark land, and rocky and sandy landscapes juxtaposed with the serenity of the Mediterranean find a parallel in the minimalist, monochromatic art forms. In this particular set of OnlyOne, the unique pieces series, his chosen medium, precious steel, acts as a canvas that captures these dualities, reflecting both the hardness of steel formations and the fluidity of the surrounding water and light waves, the disturbances that transfer energy across a medium or through space.

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