UOMO ONDA by Samuel Di Blasi

Samuel Di Blasi
Born in Alba, 1975
Visual Sculptor
Paris - Géraldine Banier Gallery

Graduating in 1997 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, Samuel Di Blasi has, since 2013, expanded his artistic endeavors across Alba, Pietrasanta, Paris, and Beijing, maintaining his primary studio in Alba, where he currently resides.

Professional Experience

1996 - Exhibited his initial works at "Compresenze, Sette Giovani Artisti a Torino" at Galleria Artistica Piemonte.
1997 - Awarded the "Cesare Pavese Prize" in Santo Stefano Belbo CN for the piece "La luna e il falò."
1999 - In London, refined his artistic language at Noriaki Maeda's studio; served as a technical assistant at Agnew's Gallery, Robert Sandelson Gallery, and Stephen Lacey Gallery.
2000 - Participated in the "Summer Exhibition" at the Royal Academy of Art in London with the piece "Piece one."
2001 - Invited to the III International Sculpture Prize - Sala Bolaffi in Turin with the work "Forcible Entry."
2002 - Contributed to the "Internationale symposium fur modern kunst" / d.fleiss & east-west artists in Satu Mare, Romania.
2008 - Created the site-specific monumental work "Waiting for" in Novello during the "Collisioni" First Edition.
2009 - Exhibited the sensory installation "Ascolta III" at Paratissima 5.2 in Turin.
2010 - Founded "Fort&Arte," a design studio focusing on industrial design and monumental sculpture.
2015 - Presented the solo sculpture exhibition "Lo scalatore di Nuvole" at the National Museum of the Mountain in Turin, accompanied by the art book "Lo scalatore di nuvole" (Lizea Arte Edizioni).
2016 - Awarded the national art prize "Ora."
2017 - Signed with Gufram for "The Planet Gufram" – a sensory installation at the Mediateca Santa Teresa in Milan.
2018 - Held the solo exhibition "Sognando Sogni" at ADD-Art Gallery in Spoleto curated by Roberto Sottile. Art book "Sognando Sogni" (Add-Art Edition).
2020 - Participated in the group exhibition "For a better world" at Galerie Géraldine Banier in Paris, the gallery that currently represents him.
2022 - Exhibited "Uomo Onda," a monumental work in steel and aluminum commissioned by Arena Italia for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, displayed at the Foro Italico in Rome during the 53rd Edition of the European Swimming Championships.
2023 - Created the work "Heartbeat" for the FENIX group during the thirtieth edition of the Gran Fondo Bra Bra FENIX in Pollenzo CN, Italy.
Permanent exhibition of the work "La Nocciola" at Belvedere di Pepè in Grinzane Cavour CN, Italy. Permanent exhibition of "Marsabit" at the Garden of Don Tablino in Alba CN, Italy.

Publications

• "Lo scalatore di Nuvole" 2015, National Museum of the Mountain in Turin, 104 pages, color ITA/ENG (Lizea Arte Edizioni).
• "Sognando Sogni" 2018, ADD-Art Gallery Spoleto, 98 pages, color ITA/ENG (ADD-Art Edizioni).

Sam's Work

His monumental works describe the connection between man and nature, freezing these two universes in a single frame, creating metaphysical worlds linked to dreams.

"I like representing water using fire because they are two opposing yet vital elements. I use photography to capture the inspiration I see and the beauty that will lead to the realization of the work. I grew up surrounded by my father's artistic and photographic passion and my grandfather's super 8 films and video montages."

Samuel Di Blasi utilizes short film techniques to represent the inexpressible in words and considers himself a visual sculptor, a creator of worlds that can be traversed.

"Often, we observe forms that do not want to be a description of themselves but simply be something resembling something else, like the idea of seeing a cloud and wanting to climb it."