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The vision of Stefano Bombardieri and

Carpet Edition moves "beyond"

Stefano Bombardieri's elephant crosses upended: the loss of immediacy leaves and its perception, the experience of pain
the border of the artistic savannah and room for imagination which you find in in Western culture, man and the meaning
comes to the Salone del Mobile 2023 in the new Carpet Edition creations. of existence. His work starts from tangible
Milano. Its advent is really in maximus, An invitation to go beyond the reality to reach inner worlds, fantastic
not only style but also custom-made. perception of reality and overcome our universes.
Another homage to Brescia, which is the perceived schemes by applying a good Since the nineties he has exhibited in
Italian Culture Capital for 2023 together dose of irony. A know-how, that of Carpet public spaces and galleries, preferring
with Bergamo. This time proposed by Edition, which meets the artistic thought a dialogue between work and urban
Carpet Edition and Bombardieri, both of Stefano Bombardieri and which can space. His installations include those in
from Brescia, who saw in the artistic make everyone feel a bit like "Marta and the centre of Ferrara, Faenza, Bologna,
discipline the possibilities around strictly the Elephant" - a reference to a large Saint Tropez and Potsdam. In 2009 in
Made in Italy rug production. installation in Capri, also by Bombardieri: the picturesque setting of Pietrasanta he
In the know-how of Carpet Edition, we are in front of seemingly impossible presented his personal work The animals
art continues its storytelling into new things that can actually happen. count-down. He also participated in the
knowledge and interchange. A realm able An homage, not only to creativity, but 52nd and the 54th Venice Biennale. He
to convert the three-dimensional vision also to the strength and simplicity of the divides his time working between Italy,
of sculpture into an object which is two fragility of humans and animals. Almost France and Germany.
dimensional by nature: the rug. It is here like a good wish, a lucky charm, Elephas
that Stefano Bombardieri's elephants, in Maximus is a limited production series, Carpet Edition
the meeting of two silhouettes, contrasting just as a work of art. Carpet Edition is a young brand,
and partly overlapping, manage to create founded in 2005 in Collebeato (BS), thanks
an abstract geometry. The warp and weft, Stefano Bombardieri to the extensive experience of Indikon in
regardless of their precise execution leave Born in 1968 in Brescia. Son of sculptor the production and distribution of rugs.
only a hint of the presence of this iconic Remo Bombardieri, from a young age he While preserving a rich history, consisting
animal. spent a lot of time in his father's studio of family memories, travel, ancient
The monumental aspect of refining his technical knowledge while production techniques and extraordinary
Bombardieri's works is constant, just as at the same time going to art school. In craftsmanship, Carlo and Valentina Erba
the balance is between the perception of addition to the creation of figurative have been able to embark on a path of
present time and the irony exercised on it. sculptures, mostly of large dimension, continuous innovation by collaborating
The variety of tools used by the artist for he creates works related to Arte Povera, with well-known designers and offering
the realization of his sculptures culminates conceptual art and video-installation. versatile, customisable and ecosustainable
in Elephas Maximus through the weave of His artistic research builds on the products. dw
New Zealand wool and Tencel. This time reflection, not without philosophical
in a two-dimensional form, but always influence, of various themes, such as time www.carpetedition.com

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