Catalin Pislaruis the winner of the first
edition of the VANNI #artistroom Prize
Torino, 5 November 2021 – Catalin
Pislaru wins the first edition of the VANNI #artistroom Prize,
launched by VANNI occhiali and assigned to an artist under 35
whose research offers an original perspective on reality, opening an
unexpected, surprising viewpoint, as through the action of a lens.
The prize has been assigned by an international
jury composed of Arthur Arbesser, fashion designer, Marco
Sammicheli, director Museo del Design Italiano Triennale, Milano and Marinella
Senatore, artist, with the following motivation:
The jury assigns the VANNI #artistroom Prize
to Catalin Pislaru, whose imaginary fosters fertile ties with European 20th-century
visual culture, especially that of Russia. In his work, the plastic element of
painting appears to be poised for a leap into three dimensions. It is possible
to sense the potential of constructive applications, in which the compositional
architecture of the image displays remarkable concrete versatility. The
material culture, ability to work with wood and aluminium and courageous colour
sense of the Moldovan artist based in Germany have convinced the jury to select
him for this prize.
The VANNI #artistroom Prize
confirms the dialogue started in 2019 by VANNI occhiali, a creative eyewear
brand present in over forty countries around the world, and Artissima, with the
capsule collection curated by Cristian Chironi. With the intention of
continuing the exploration of the possible contaminations between the genius of
contemporary art and eyewear design, besides a financial award, the winner will
have the opportunity to work on a capsule collection of artist’s eyewear and to
continue the exploration, which will be produced in a limited edition and
launched in 2022 at the MIDO Eyewear Show in Milano, and in Torino in
collaboration with Artissima.
The jury is chaired by the fashion designer
Arthur Arbesser, who from 6 to 21 November will present an original
installation at the project-space of the VANNI occhiali
showroom on Piazza Carlina in Torino, based on the dialogue between his idea of
fashion and that of the Torino-based firm.
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