Come fuoco in una pozzanghera come fuoco spento
Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani•Jan 23, 2025 — Mar 15, 2025
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Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani is pleased to announce Come fuoco in una pozzanghera come fuoco spento, Ruben Montini’s (b. 1986, Oristano) fourth solo exhibition, accompanied by critical essays by Arnold Braho and Domenico De Chirico. The exhibition investigates the human figure, first by undressing it and then by representing it through a seemingly theatrical language, at times sacrilegious, at other times sprightly.
This structure inspires the works in the exhibition, in which Montini does not limit himself to a naturalist interpretation of the body but it ventures to a deep investigation of emotions and of the human mind. It addresses themes such as pain, fear, self-flagellation, loneliness, troubles and physiological alterations, abuses, unbalance, shortage, ecstasy, redemption and, finally, catharsis.
Through a vivid polytheism of fabrics sewn by multiple hands – a powerful metaphor for collaboration, collectivity, memory and continuit…
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Come fuoco in una pozzanghera come fuoco spento
Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani•Jan 23, 2025 — Mar 15, 2025
Press Release
Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani is pleased to announce Come fuoco in una pozzanghera come fuoco spento, Ruben Montini’s (b. 1986, Oristano) fourth solo exhibition, accompanied by critical essays by Arnold Braho and Domenico De Chirico. The exhibition investigates the human figure, first by undressing it and then by representing it through a seemingly theatrical language, at times sacrilegious, at other times sprightly.
This structure inspires the works in the exhibition, in which Montini does not limit himself to a naturalist interpretation of the body but it ventures to a deep investigation of emotions and of the human mind. It addresses themes such as pain, fear, self-flagellation, loneliness, troubles and physiological alterations, abuses, unbalance, shortage, ecstasy, redemption and, finally, catharsis.
Through a vivid polytheism of fabrics sewn by multiple hands – a powerful metaphor for collaboration, collectivity, memory and continuit…
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