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not do so well. When he “imprisons” the «The idea is to choose materials that have ple, deals with the concept of memory of
wood in the canvas, in reality he allows their own eloquence, beauty and above matter and we are able to decode this me-
it to come out, to emerge, to express itself all expressiveness. My art is also born mory transforming it into emotions and
in all its naturalness. How is it possible, from incidents of the path that have hel- sensations. What I do when I fold a fabric
are you wondering? It is precisely this ped me to improve myself. On the other or highlight a vein of a trunk is simply
dichotomy that allows free expression: hand I neither reuse nor transform the to enhance it and allow it to be expressed
in the work representing the crucifix, material but I put it in a position to spe- at 360 °, through the effects of light and
the body of the sacrificed Christ, despite ak and communicate its experience. A shadow imperfections. » His workroom
being imprisoned, seems to fight with the fabric of three hundred years, for exam- is located on the top of the Palatine hill,
canvas to try to get out of it, to free itself, ple, has oxidations, lacerations, parti- and with the 360 degree view on Rome
as if fighting with the last forces remai- cular colors and is worn down by time. turns out to be a fundamental element
ned. When we asked why he decided to All these peculiarities characterize the for finding inspiration; a place that pu-
use such common yet at the same time fabric and I put it in a condition to tell rifies and educates to beauty all the time.
special materials, Fra Sidival replied: each other. Quantum physics, for exam- While everything passes, Art remains.

gentile e cortese che mi ha gui- menti del mestiere, dava su uno
dato attraverso tutto il percorso, stanzone enorme con al centro un
mi mostra il suo studio. Ebbene tavolo pieno di materiali, utensili
sì, perché Fra Sidival è un vero e e colori; sulle pareti sono affisse
proprio artista con il saio. Appena tutte le sue tele, sapientemente
entrata nel suo laboratorio, prece- distribuite.
dentemente adibito a biblioteca, Le opere contemporanee di Fra
il senso di meraviglia ha avuto la Sidival sono fra le più quotate sul
meglio. La porta di entrata, pre- mercato: utilizzando materiali di-
ceduta da un curioso ingresso at- smessi come legni, stoffa, tessuti
trezzato per esporre tutti gli stru- antichi, pagine di libri e con l’uso

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