Emiliano Maggi

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Emiliano Maggi (b.1977, Rome, IT) lives and works in Rome. The artist works with imagined worlds in which normative representations of identity are disrupted– whether male or female, animal or human. Spanning references from mythological symbolism and Shakespearian theatre to 1970s horror and modern drag, Maggi’s practice is informed by a fascination with the body, and the ways in which immaterial aspects of existence– fantasy, sensuality, the soul– interact with the material figure. Whether through sculpture or painting, dance or music, the artist stretches the boundaries of figuration whilst traversing the mysteries of consciousness.

Bloom Song, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 92 x 92 cm (framed)

Alcon Blue, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 102 x 102 cm (framed)

Swallowtail Cocoon, 2023, unglazed ceramic, 50 x 25 x 25 cm

Jade Cocoon, 2023, unglazed ceramic, 56 x 25 x 25 cm

Garden Paths IV, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 32 x 42 cm (framed)

'Alcon Blue', 2023, installation view, Union Pacific. Photograph: Reinis Lismanis

Celestial Bloom (with butterfly crown), 2023, unglazed ceramic, pigment and bronze, 95 x 50 x 50 cm

Brocade Cave, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 82 x 82 cm (framed)

Pray on Wild Fennel, 2023, pigment, oil and beeswax on wood, 32 x 42 cm (framed)

'Alcon Blue', 2023, installation view, Union Pacific. Photograph: Reinis Lismanis

Grillogotico I, 2021, black and white unglazed ceramic, marble and iron, 103 x 40 x 40 cm

Mother Cocoon, 2023, unglazed ceramic, 56 x 25 x 25 cm

Paradise Cocoon, 2023, unglazed ceramic, 50 x 25 x 25 cm

'Alcon Blue', 2023, installation view, Union Pacific. Photograph: Reinis Lismanis

Untitled, 2023, bronze, 43 x 11 cm

Sybylla Cocoon, 2023, unglazed ceramic, 50 x 25 x 25 cm

Brood Song, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 92 x 92 cm (framed)

'Alcon Blue', 2023, installation view, Union Pacific. Photograph: Reinis Lismanis

Celestial Bloom (with spider earrings), 2023, unglazed ceramic, pigment and bronze, 85 x 50 x 50 cm

Celestial Bloom (with moth pin), 2023, unglazed ceramic, pigment and bronze, 85 x 40 x 50 cm

Spider Chords II, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 32 x 42 cm (framed)

Garden Paths III, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 32 x 42 cm (framed)

Parade, 2023, pigment and oil on wood, 102 x 102 cm (framed)

Grillogotico II, 2021, black and white unglazed ceramic, marble and iron, 88 x 40 x 40 cm

Gensian Cocoon, 2023, unglazed ceramic, 50 x 25 x 25 cm