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Of my abstract gardening: Agostino Iacurci’s solo show in Rome

Agostino Iacurci showcases a stunning series of paintings and glazed terracotta sculptures in an impressive solo exhibition entitled “Of My Abstract Gardening” at the Ex Elettrofonica gallery in Rome.

For this new body of works, exhibited along with living plants, Iacurci explored the subject of “Horti Picti”, or garden painting. The paintings, a recurring theme in Roman interiors’ wall decorations, presented an elegant harmony between natural and architectural elements, such as columns, fountains and statues, often favouring an ideal composition rather than a realistic representation of seasonality.

And it is this abstract approach that inspired Agostino to deconstruct and reinterpret the classical elements into a contemporary, three-dimensional art experience. This object of study, which has become a “personal obsession” for the artist in recent times, ties Agostino’s gallery works with his practice as a muralist.

Iacurci’s exhibition title was inspired by Goethe’s botanical study Metamorphosis of Plants and the paintings of the House of the Orchard in Pompei.

See more of Iacurci’s work here!