ARTISTS Damiano Spelta
Kubrick’s Nightmare
In Milan, there is an artist designer who transforms memory into form.
Damiano Spelta works on the surface of objects to reveal their depth.
His strength lies not in excess, but in subtraction.
His works speak with simplicity and precisely for this reason, they resonate.
Each piece originates from a memory, a personal episode, a fragment of history that struck him deeply and, through his hands, becomes material.
How could we forget “L’incubo di Kubrick”. ( Kubrick nightmare)
A work in which the Rubik’s Cube becomes a conceptual device: reassembled using 1969 newspaper images of the Moon landing, it turns into a visual and cultural short circuit.
The wordplay between Kubrick and Rubik is not merely ironic it is reflective.
The Moon landing, 2001: A Space Odyssey, collective imagination, the construction of modern myth.
A cube becomes an enigma. An enigma becomes memory.
We spoke about this in our “Art to Be Lived” podcast, during our interview with Damiano Spelta a conversation that unveils the layered thinking behind every formal choice.
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“XOLEX” PROJECT
Damiano Spelta artworks.
“500”
Damiano Spelta artworks.
KUBRICK’S NIGHTMARE
Damiano Spelta artworks.