Andrea Cagnetti

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Andrea Cagnetti , artist name Akelo (born March 16, 1967 in Corchiano ), is an Italian goldsmith , designer and sculptor. He also deals with ancient metalworking processes.

biography

After graduating from high school, he moved to Rome for a few years and worked there as a commercial artist. At the same time he deepened his knowledge in the study of writings and documents about the ancient goldsmith's art, as well as metallurgy and alchemy . In addition to theoretical training, he combined extensive practical work in materials experimentation and process engineering. Cagnetti devoted himself completely to the goldsmith's activity and that of the sculptor for sculptures made of gold, bronze and iron, henceforth under the artist name Akelo (from the Greek " Acheloos ", the Greek god of water).

Since 2010, Cagnetti has been creating the bronze work entitled "Hope" for the Robert Bresson Prize awarded by the Vatican , which is awarded every year during the Venice Film Festival . In the 2010s, some of his works of art were acquired by museums and private collections. Andrea Cagnetti lives and works in Corchiano , where he also writes scientific articles on the techniques of ancient gold jewelry making.

Works of art in museums

  • HOEDUS II (1996) trailer - Newark Museum
  • YILDUN (2001) Pendant - Museum of Art and Archeology, University of Missouri
  • CHORT (2002) trailer - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • DENHEB (2004) Collar - Museum of Art and Archeology, University of Missouri
  • SEGIN (2009) Pyxis - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • STRANGE MECHANISM # 3 (2010) Sculpture - Museum of Art and Archeology, University of Missouri

literature

Exhibitions

  • “Forme Umane e Cosmo Aureo” - Museo Civico Rocca Flea

Gualdo Tadino, Italy (04 October - 24 November 2013)

  • “Materia Nova II. Sculture di Akelo” - CaffeinaCultura, Galleria Progettarte3D

Viterbo, Italy (26 June - 7 July 2013)

  • "Materia Nova"

Antwerp, Belgium (May 18 - June 6 2012)

  • "Collecting for a New Century: Recent Acquisition" - Museum of Art And Archeology, University of Missouri

Columbia, MO - USA (January 28 - May 13, 2012)

  • "Akelo's Treasures. An Exhibition Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of a Roman Master Goldsmith" - Bentley & Skinner Ltd

London - UK (November, 2011)

  • "Golden Treasures by Akelo" - Museum of the Gemological Institute of America

Carlsbad, California, USA (October 2010 - March 2011)

  • "The Voyage of a Contemporary Italian Goldsmith in the Classical World: Golden Treasures by Akelo" - Museum of Art And Archeology, University of Missouri

Columbia, MO - USA (June 5 - September 26, 2010)

  • "Gioiello Italiano Contemporaneo"

Castello Sforzesco, Milano / Palazzo Valmarana Braga, Vicenza / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin / Museo di arti decorative Pietro Accorsi, Torino (January 2008 - January 2009)

  • "In Its Time: Materials and Techniques Throughout Jewelry History" - Aaron Faber Gallery

New York, USA (2009)

  • "Akelo: risplende l'oro degli Etruschi" - Vicenzaoro2, Fiera di Vicenza

Vicenza, Italy (June 2005)

  • "The Hanover World Exposition 2000" - Italian Pavilion

Hanover, Germany (June - October 2000)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Chort" - Eight-arm cross pendant with an Agnus Dei image . mfa.org. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Segin" dolphin box . mfa.org. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Cagnetti, Andrea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Akelo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Corchiano