MATTIA BONETTI

NEW WORKS 2017

7 June - 8 July 2017

David Gill Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Mattia Bonetti.

This highly anticipated new exhibition pays homage to some of Bonetti’s celebrated series including Congo, Grotto and DW4. Bonetti always starts his creative process with a series of sketches drawn by hand, which are then transformed using exceptionally refined and noble materials, including wood, patinated bronze, acrylic, rock crystal, marble and gemstones.

The new works feature a variety of tables, sofas, chairs, mirrors and lighting, pieces which appear sculptural while also functional, and which have been produced in Bonetti’s distinctive, imaginative and poetic style.

New designs include an imposing 8ft long standout Dining Table made from beautiful green stone, mounted upon two giant feet sculpted by hand, then cast in bronze. This lavish work plays with light and appears as if it is translucent.

Familiar soft ceramic shapes can be seen in works such as Coffee Table ‘DW4’ in which simple geometric circles and spheres create an elegant and futuristic coffee table. The structure of the table is fibreglass, finished with a gold glaze and glass top.

Another key piece of the exhibition is Torcher ‘Jungle’, eclectically influenced by Africa. Both luxurious and elaborate, the giant gold leaves reach for the sky. As is often the case in Mattia’s work, the light plays with the shadows and the reflections of the materials he has so carefully selected. The lamp is carved in oak wood, hand painted ivoire and bronze patinated.

The sumptuously rich, blue velvet clad Sofa ‘Cylinder’ is both refined and monumental, highlighting how Bonetti can turn the utilitarian daily object into a luxurious piece of beauty with his craftsmanship. In Side Table ‘Cassata’ we see the whimsical, surreal and fragile side of Bonetti in the stacked up ceramic console; “My work is never literal, it is an interpretation”. For these tables each part is moulded out of clay and then glazed and baked before being stacked in different multi-coloured formations.

For enquiries regarding featured works, please contact sales@davidgillgallery.com