Angelo Aligia

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Angelo Aligia

Angelo Aligia (* 1959 in Maierà , Province of Cosenza , Italy ) is an Italian sculptor .

Life

Angelo Aligia was born in Maierà (Cosenza) in 1959 . As a young artist, he was primarily concerned with drawing, then devoted himself to sculpture. His earlier sculptures from the 1980s can be traced back to experiences of the historical avant-garde and over time developed into free and experimental compositions.

Aligia has participated in numerous solo exhibitions in public spaces and in private galleries in Italy and abroad, including "II Canto Delle Pietre Stille" (The Song of the Silent Stones) (Rome, Archivio di Stato, S. Ivo alla Sapienza, 2004) , “In attesa del vento” (Waiting for the Wind) (Rome, Complesso Monumentale del Vittoriano, 2008); “Terra vento pietra” (Earth Wind Stone) (Cosenza, Galleria Nazionale, 2010). He participated in the 54th Venice Biennale , Italy Pavilion, Calabria Region. He also created numerous sculptures for public spaces.

He lives and works in Italy, Maierà (Cosenza).

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Angelo Aligia's artistic path is based on the rediscovery and revision of traditional materials, tools, customs and traditions.

Aligia initially worked with olive wood and created a series of sculptures that emphasize plastic deformations in nature. He then worked with Calabrian limestone for a longer period of time. Based on and in the tradition of the old Calabrian dry stone construction technique, a number of minimalist works with a monumental effect were created: gigantic spheres, cubes, tables and chairs appear as mysterious relics of bygone times.

The use of different materials is typical for Aligia: types of soil, clay, sticks, bronze and processing of regional fruits such as lemons and figs. He works with certain elements from nature or the culture of a certain place, reduces them and thus creates his own synthesis . He gives them new meanings and connotations . The works therefore express in their refined simplicity the spirit of the places where the artist works and are living, unique and unrepeatable witnesses of the times.

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literature

• Angelo Aligia: Il canto delle pietre silenziose , Edizioni della Meridiana, 2006. ISBN 978-8860070388 (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Angelo Aligia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Angelo Aligia's website (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mostra TERRA VENTO PIETRA - Giornata del Contemporaneo 2010. In: articalabria.it. Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Soprintendenza BSAE Calabria, Cosenza, accessed on August 28, 2013 (Italian). 
2. ↑ Earth Wind Stone. In: italiavacanze.com. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .