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<strong>Maurizio</strong> <strong>Toffoletti</strong><br />

Qui est-il ?<br />

Né « sculpteur » à Lecce en 6 ,<br />

de formation classique, <strong>Maurizio</strong><br />

<strong>Toffoletti</strong> prend pour référence l’art<br />

égyptien et Michelangelo. Ses pères<br />

spirituels sont Brancusi, Moore, Arp,<br />

Max Bill, Calder.<br />

<strong>Toffoletti</strong> a la vocation du marbre<br />

jusqu’à en exalter toutes les<br />

sensations. D’où sa quête de la<br />

lumière et de la sonorité.<br />

Les sculptures monumentales,<br />

taillées dans des blocs de marbre,<br />

à la main, à l’aide de l’ outillage<br />

récent (disqueuse, ciseaux diamantés,<br />

marteau piqueur), révèlent au<br />

spectateur la précision et la force<br />

d’exécution et mettent en évidence<br />

la démarche volontaire et originale<br />

de l’artiste.<br />

“Dans la sculpture contemporaine<br />

il n’existe plus de concept de partie<br />

antérieure et postérieure. En effet,<br />

en regardant l’œuvre sous des<br />

angles différents, surgit à chaque<br />

fois une nouvelle sculpture.<br />

«Au début, mes sculptures étaient<br />

polies à l’excès. Le fait d’avoir cette<br />

surface si belle et si parfaite m’a<br />

empêché de voir la force de la<br />

matière. C’est pourquoi j’ai commencé<br />

à laisser apparaître un aspect brut<br />

et plus naturel.»<br />

Depuis l’année , installé à Paris,<br />

<strong>Toffoletti</strong> partage son temps, entre<br />

la capitale et Carrare. Il participe<br />

activement à la vie culturelle<br />

parisienne et expose dans des<br />

galeries (Denise René, Enrico<br />

Navarra…), des biennales. Il installe<br />

ses sculptures monumentales sur<br />

les places réputées de Paris, St-<br />

Germain des Prés, Odéon, Jardin<br />

du Luxembourg… En 005 c’est le<br />

succès et la reconnaissance avec<br />

l’exposition « Gouttes de Lumière »,<br />

Place Vendôme à Paris. A présent,<br />

ses œuvres ont pris place dans les<br />

collections privées et publiques<br />

en Europe, aux Etats-Unis, au Japon,<br />

Taiwan…<br />

Exposition<br />

Parvis de La Defence<br />

2006<br />

<strong>Maurizio</strong> toffoletti<br />

Chi è?<br />

Nato “scultore” a Lecce nel 6 ,<br />

di formazione classica. <strong>Maurizio</strong><br />

<strong>Toffoletti</strong> prende come riferimento<br />

l’arte egiziana e Michelangelo.<br />

I suoi padri spirituali sono Brancusi,<br />

Moore, Arp, Max Bill, Calder.<br />

<strong>Toffoletti</strong> ha la vocazione artistica<br />

del marmo fino ad esaltarne tutte<br />

le sensazioni. Da ciò, la sua ricerca<br />

della luce e della sonorità.<br />

Le sculture tagliate dai blocchi di<br />

marmo, direttamente con l’aiuto<br />

delle attrezzature recenti (dischi<br />

abrasivi, lame diamantate, martelli<br />

pneumatici), rivelanti allo spettatore<br />

la precisione e la forza d’esecuzione<br />

e mettendo in evidenza la procedura<br />

decisa ed originale dell’artista.<br />

Nella scultura contemporanea<br />

non esistono più concetti di parte<br />

anteriore e posteriore. In effetti,<br />

in riferimento all’opera vista da<br />

prospettive diverse, emerge ogni<br />

volta una scultura nuova.<br />

All’inizio, le mie sculture erano<br />

lucidate all’eccesso. Il fatto di<br />

avere questa superficie così bella e<br />

perfetta mi ha impedito di vedere la<br />

forza della materia. Ecco perché ho<br />

cominciato a lasciare emergere un<br />

aspetto brutto e più naturale.<br />

Dopo l’anno , trasferitosi a<br />

Parigi, <strong>Toffoletti</strong> divide il suo tempo,<br />

tra la capitale e Carrara.<br />

Egli partecipa attivamente alla<br />

vita culturale parigina ed espone<br />

nelle gallerie (Denise Rene’, Enrico<br />

Navarra …..), fin dalle biennali, egli<br />

espone le sue sculture monumentali<br />

sulle piazze famose di Parigi,<br />

St.Germain des Près, Odeon, Jardin<br />

du Luxembourg. Nel 005 il successo<br />

e la notorietà con l’esposizione<br />

“Gouttes de Lumière”, Place Vendôme<br />

a Parigi.<br />

Oggi, le sue opere fanno parte delle<br />

collezioni private e pubbliche in<br />

Europa, negli Stati Uniti, in Giappone,<br />

Taiwan…..<br />

Esposizione<br />

Parvis de La Defence<br />

2006<br />

Exhibition<br />

Parvis de La Defence<br />

2006<br />

Who is <strong>Toffoletti</strong>?<br />

Born “sculpteur” (sculptor) in Lecce<br />

in 6 , and coming from classical<br />

studies, <strong>Maurizio</strong> <strong>Toffoletti</strong> is inspired<br />

by the Egyptian art and Michelangelo.<br />

His spiritual guides are Brancusi,<br />

Moore, Arp, Max Bill and Calder.<br />

<strong>Toffoletti</strong> has a so great vocation for<br />

marble that he is able to exalt all its<br />

sensations.<br />

From that, his research for light and<br />

sound.<br />

His monumental sculptures which<br />

are manually cutted in the marble<br />

trough modern tools such as diamond<br />

scissors, percussion hammer, etc…<br />

show to the watchers the precision<br />

and strength of the execution<br />

and point out the original and<br />

spontaneous action of the artist.<br />

“In the modern sculpture there<br />

aren’t fronts and backs any more.<br />

Actually watching the work from<br />

different angles it’s always<br />

possible to see new sculptures. At<br />

the beginning my sculpture were<br />

excessively smooth, but watching a<br />

so beautiful and perfect surface<br />

made me ignore the force of the<br />

matter. This is the reason why I<br />

started to give a more row and<br />

natural aspect.”<br />

In Paris since , <strong>Toffoletti</strong><br />

continues to share his time between<br />

the French capital and Carrara. He<br />

actively takes part to the cultural<br />

life of Paris and exhibits his works<br />

at very important Biennal Exhibitions<br />

(Denise Renè, Enrico Navarra, …). He<br />

always placed his sculptures in the<br />

most glamorous squares of Paris<br />

such as St-Germain des Prés, Odéon,<br />

Jardin du Luxemburg, but in 005<br />

it was the success and recognition<br />

with the exhibition “Gouttes de<br />

Lumière” (“Drops of Light”) in Place<br />

Vendôme in Paris.<br />

At present his works of art are part<br />

of the most prestigious private and<br />

public collections in Europe, Japan,<br />

Taiwan and in the Unites States of<br />

America.

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