Bill Woodrow

Bill Woodrow (b. 1948, Great Britain) Bill Woodrow is a British artist renowned for his innovative approach to contemporary sculpture. Emerging in the late 1970s and 1980s as a pivotal figure in the ‘New British Sculpture’ movement, Woodrow made a significant impact by transforming everyday objects into thought-provoking art. His work often examines the relationship between humanity and the natural world, skillfully merging industrial elements with organic forms to explore themes of environmental and social consciousness. Although primarily celebrated for his large-scale sculptures, Woodrow has also ventured into the realm of wearable art, crafting intimate pieces that reflect his sculptural ethos. By experimenting with materials like silver and blackened silver, he brings a tactile, evocative quality to jewelry, infusing functional objects with his signature visual language. Rooted in themes of reflection and transformation, Woodrow’s art challenges traditional boundaries and invites viewers to engage with the world around them in new and unexpected ways. His creations continue to inspire audiences globally, emphasizing the emotive power of sculpture in both monumental and miniature forms. Woodrow’s first solo exhibition was at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, in 1972. In the early 1980s he represented Britain at Biennales in Sydney (1982), Paris (1982, 1985) […]

GIAMPAOLO BABETTO (b.1947, Italy) Giampaolo Babetto is one of the most influential exponents of the Avant-Garde goldsmiths’ scene since the mid 1960s. He is one of the veterans of the Padua School and has significantly moulded the image of art jewellery in Italy and around the world. He has been classified a mixed media artist, working not only on jewellery but also on silver objects, furniture design and architectural projects. Babetto is celebrated for his contributions to art jewellery, where sculptural purity meets the scale and intimacy of wearable art. I identify myself with the jewellery I create. Every time it’s a new challenge, because I know that what I create must be a living object, not just something sitting in a window, and it has to appear even more beautiful when worn around a woman’s neck, her wrist or her fingers. Giampaolo Babetto Giampaolo Babetto’s work reflects contemporary art movements such as concrete art, minimal art, kinetic or pop art in a unique, purist and plastic manner. His pieces are immediately recognisable by its simple design. He is inspired by the architecture of his homeland, by Palladio’s villas, and by the geometries in which he finds poetry. His jewellery […]

Giorgio Vigna (b.1955, Italy Giorgio Vigna was born in Verona in 1955 and trained artistically between his hometown, Venice, Rome and Milan. He is an artist who, on the borderline between reality and imagination, creates natural forms capable of manifesting primary and primordial aspects. Adventures of earth and water, fire and wind in which natural and artificial, poor and precious are combined. Vigna moves on the border between the real and imaginary worlds, between what is and what appears. Vigna is also widely known for creating unique jewellery pieces that blur the line between sculpture, alchemy and adornment.  His works, from sculptures to jewellery, from works on paper to installations, reflect the breadth and depth of his constant research. He uses various materials including glass, metals and paper, treated in ever new and surprising ways. Vigna explores them and seeks to reveal their hidden possibilities. The forms are primary, expressions of the elements he works with. Strong and natural, universal and timeless, rich in symbolic values. In 2003 Giorgio Vigna created the site-specific installation La Radura for Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu that initiated the Olnick Spanu Art Program. In 2013 the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona hosted the solo […]