In the "Crumbled" series, Filippo Tincolini initiates a provocative dialogue between the ephemeral and the eternal, the degraded and the sublime. Using traditional sculptural techniques, Tincolini transforms crumpled oil barrels - often neglected remnants of industry - into marble works, a material long symbolizing permanence and beauty in classical art.
"Crumbled" thus emerges as a reflection on the transience of material things and the ambivalence of their transformation through art. Through this series, Tincolini raises pertinent questions regarding sustainability, creative reuse, and the environmental impact of modern industry, inviting viewers to reconsider their relationship with everyday objects and their ultimate fate.
This unexpected use of marble elevates the mundane to a metaphysical level, questioning the value we attribute to objects and materials in our culture. Tincolini challenges artistic conventions and stimulates reflection on permanence and impermanence, the sacred and the profane, suggesting that even in the most modest of objects can reside a deeply significant and universal essence.
In "Crumbled," Tincolini not only documents an industrial reality but sublimates it, bestowing dignity and monumentality upon what is normally seen as merely utilitarian and transitory. This approach not only enriches the field of contemporary art but also marks a point of critical reflection on our relationship with the environment and processes of consumption and waste.
