Biography

Filippo Sciascia (Sicily 1972, Italy) is an Italian artist based in Bali, Indonesia and Florence, Italy, He studied art in Italy and America He has had exhibitions in various venues in southeast Asia, Europe and America. Sciascia references light as a fundamental artistic device in his works across painting and sculpture His “Lux Lumina” project deals light in relation to the human condition, examining science, archeology, evolution of society since the beginning of man’s history to the same pre- occupations in contemporary day. Images in his works are drawn from photographic sources, where forms and materials from everyday life work together to present a dialogue between the painted and sculpted image. Collecting artefacts, found objects and images. The myriad of his techniques are comprised of but not limited to painting, using melatonin powder and the natural leaf paste and green juice from leaves to create pigments, using cement and repurposing found objects amongst others. The conceptual choice of using such materials that connect nature to the production of these works lead to creation = human creativity = art. In an installation hang, he “edits” the objects and paintings, to place them together in a way to form a reading or narrative about the collection.