Mariapia Ciago interview CLAUDIO Menegazzi Mariapia Ciaghi interview with Claudio Menegazzi
Published in the November 2009 on "Cooperation between Consumers'
D. How do you reconcile the two outlines of an engineer and artist?
I believe that attitudes are gradually built into our lives through interaction with society and with meditation. Probably my technical studies and the rigor have influenced my being, as well as the study of art, especially live, analyzing the works of authors, and also do art, that is for trial, discovery, and satisfaction a job well done, an objective in mind.
D. How develop a passion for painting and what is' was his artistic career?
The first approach to art came during his military service, with a visit to an exhibition of Ligabue, organized by the commander of the regiment, who had started this cultural offer for us soldiers. After 35 years I remember exactly the feeling. The humus was present, however, since by design small and middle school results were already good. The engine was to start painting but my wife made me buy a box of oil paints, when I kept saying that I would be able to make pictures: it was 1980. The following year I started to attend the workshop of art school Martini Rovereto, with Umberto Savoia, remaining for up to 89. By Umberto we talked about the fundamentals of painting and physics of the atom in the same way. It was there that I experienced the techniques, but the production process followed only my own will. And then I continued alone.
D. Agrees with the definition of the mathematician Henri Poincare that "creativity is to combine existing elements with new connections that are useful?
Yes, this is true in all fields of research, and also in art. Pablo Picasso went even further in saying that the art does not count research, but find. Then creativity can be defined as the ability to place knowledge and capabilities with new discoveries, built also by the case, and reach new higher levels of performance.
D. Borges said that there are two aesthetic: the passive and active mirror prisms. Through the second art liberated from the constraints of objectivity to forge personal visions. How would you describe his "mountain views"?
Borges refers to knowledge of optics: mirrors should return the objectivity, the prism instead of the separate individual components of the light, then more points of view ": in fact in both cases, the brain operates the adaptations of processing. The mirror refers a situation reversed, mirrored, and the prism of "cheating" the filter's color vision, which is more cerebral. That is, the brain recreates an image of what is always "sees". The artist can never reproduce what they see, but only to present his mental point of view, building on its culture and its sensitivity, you may therefore adhere to the thought of Borges. The "mountain views", the series of watercolors with a dolomite topic, enter exactly this way of thinking aesthetically. The environments represented in fact resemble the peaks known, but at least they are purified by the horrible sometimes superstructures have been built, such as Miniparco mushroom plastic two meters high in front of the cliffs Larsec. But my job is not just about playing but has my understanding of the alpine environment: an area of \u200b\u200bfreedom of nature, in keeping with my need to feel natural, that I create works that make this resonance. My goal is to convey this as a tuning fork resonance also to the user of the work, which would therefore in the position to complete my initial work with his personal vision, then giving rise to "his" work of art.
D. The Unesco World Heritage Site of the Dolomites which asks us to reflect on cultural tourism: what it means for an artist to focus on culture, tied to the governance of the territory, one that connects the public to private, duties, tilt, aesthetics to ethics?
the environment or the landscape, as the Constitution says in Article 9 of the fundamental principles is the true wealth of the nation, one of the few, that shares the historic and artistic heritage. It would seem obvious and beyond question the choice of asset growth as a social objective. It is probably obvious. It depends on your point of view: the speculator will the money its assets, the so-called private, environmentalist means the preservation of nature. I'm for the environment because it is still useful to all, both visually and by natural inclination, both with respect to the future. Culture should be the instrument for the choices that must be public, at least for the supervision, and the choices impose duties. As for my painting, this ethic seems to me obvious.
D. Predominates in his works a sense of visual purity, order of color, a delicate and transparent lyricism that she gets harmoniously combining the composition, choosing the color, performing with the office and with clear ideas. Which course of study and research processes in his artistic process? I always
now innate, the proportions of classical art, I learned and applied from the 70s, when my interest had turned to photography. The proportions between the parties, codified by Vitruvius, is a heritage of Western civilization and is almost always recognize the good works of art and architecture. Another starting point is the design of chromatic harmony, always very close to those I see in nature. Then the work is the rigorous style that requires choices, but can sometimes divert to follow new routes and find new paths. My eye is the final judge, or rather the sense of satisfaction that results from work done, ie that resonance referred said.
D. What does it mean being able to look?
It 's a problem that has been addressed by many, who have distinction between looking and seeing. Watching is a wonderful activity, even exciting, which consists in the world around us, letting the visual sensations, as if you were in the middle of an orchestra. I think being able to look similar to the view, that recognize certain details, agreements that illuminate the ideas, the tuning fork that vibrates the string or the feelings of creativity.
D. What is the mountain for you?
It 's the kind that shows off her powerful event, like a sculpture. When I climb the mountain in the physical difficulty puts me in touch with my inner, reasoning supports me in the effort, contact with the sublime acting in my brain and stimulates ideas. His memory simplifies everything and created a seed that could develop.
D. What role does nature as inspiration for his works?
Nature is not too present to permeate ideas. I think this is the case for almost all artists. I'm sorry for those who experience only the metropolitan environment. Society teaches us to look at the complexity, the problematic and takes us away from simplicity.
D. What feels most appropriate technique to express his vision of the world?
I'm currently using watercolor on paper, and also oil on canvas for the "art painting", each of the two ways can, I think, to reach the goal. The watercolor seems more basic level, that would allow almost all users achieve resonance between the work and thought, painting-painting is a level a bit 'more abstract and leaves more room for elaboration in the mind of the beholder . I also worked with the incision, and now I'm working on new paths in this direction, that my brain is working.
D. How 'develop a passion for watercolor?
I had heard that the watercolor is a difficult technique: at first it was a challenge. Increasing the depth I experienced as a watercolor of a higher brightness, or, as he said her a sense of visual purity, order, color, a delicate and transparent lyricism.
D. What message would you like to convey to young people through his artistic endeavors?
I am a teacher for many years and have always tried to convince my students of the necessity of commitment and the need to make things better, but not looking for shortcuts to personal growth. I do not know if my artistic endeavors may be an example, but at least demonstrates a rigorous technique and also an expression of the feeling of love for nature. Work and love, may suffice for a lifetime.
