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Apis
This contemporary artwork was installed in July 2020 during the first edition of the TreeArt Festival, which had the theme: “Trees: Habitus and Habitat.”
It was created by the artist Daniela Capaccioli, who graduated in Fine Arts in 1993 at Brera and then, after moving to France in 2000, dedicated herself to sculpture.
The artwork, made of metal mesh, allows the artist to give shape to emptiness and the invisible, materializing ethereal sculptures from her deepest imagination. It gracefully integrates into the park environment and depicts giant bees in an ideal flight over the vegetation.
The installation, titled “Apis” in honor of this wonderful insect, which is crucial for the ecosystem and particularly for viticulture but unfortunately at risk of extinction, has become a permanent part of the Villa Park’s collection.
Les secrets en équilibre
This artwork was installed in July 2021 during the second edition of the TreeArt Festival, which focused on the theme: “The Tree After.”
It was created by the artist Christian Lapie, born in 1955 in Val-de-Vesle, France, who studied Beaux Arts in Reims and Paris. After a creative stay in the Amazon rainforest, he oriented his production towards monumental works set as symbols and expressions of a language with universal value.
His works are installed not only in Europe but also in various locations worldwide, including Japan, Canada, the USA, and India. Currently, the artwork located in the Park, “Les secrets en équilibre” is the artist’s first and only installation in Italy.
It is a sculpture created from fallen trees that have been properly prepared: two figures, over 6 meters tall, made of oak wood treated with linseed oil in a vacuum. Placed within a clearing among other trees, they appear as giants, true guardians of nature and the park.
Naturografie "Innesti"
This contemporary artwork was installed in July 2022 in the park during the third edition of the TreeArt Festival, dedicated to the concept of “Urban Forest,” the Urban Forest as an evolution of our cities to address the challenges of climate change and pollution.
It was conceived by the Tuscan artist Roberto Ghezzi, born in 1978 in Cortona, who was trained within his family’s sculpture studio and further perfected his skills at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence.
His permanent work, “Innesti,” consists of a series of canvases prepared and installed on special supports. They were “planted” vertically in the ground as if they were small trees and left there to interact with the surrounding habitat.
The artist’s project, starting from the idea of nature as a “generative instrument,” involves nature transforming the canvases in synergy with atmospheric agents, animal and plant organisms present in different environments.
For more information, please refer to the link: https://www.treeartfestival.it/
