Artist creates luxury city monuments from Marble and Fibreglass - Vincenzo De Cotiis | Crossing Over

Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents Crossing Over, the first LA-based solo exhibition of Italian artist Vincenzo De Cotiis. Considered one of the pioneers of international contemporary collectible design, this body of work is a continuation of the artist’s investigation into the urban environment, where the city becomes a place of contamination and a culture of displacement.  

This collection introduces a series of sculptural works that delve into the realms of form and material, employing a palette of dark monochromes, organic compositions, and raw expression. The pieces invite viewers to engage with themes of migration and cultural hybridity, emerging as an artistic odyssey into the aesthetics of contemporary urban life. The dynamic interplay of diverse cultures within these spaces are seen through anatomies that could be plucked from the Los Angeles environment or from the depths of an artist’s laboratory. 

Crossing Over resembles the work of an anthropologist who, through the study of cultures and traces, combines the differences and similarities within a given period.  De Cotiis thinks of pure time as perpetual, absent from our world that’s saturated with images, simulacra, and reconstructed realities. Crossing Over becomes a nuanced tapestry, weaving together the intricate threads of temporal diversity and the timeless purity of existence. 

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