Joseph Pace

Joseph Pace

Joseph Pace at Museum Afro Brazil
Born 18 November 1959
Morbegno (Lombardy)
Italy
Nationality Italian
Known for Painting, sculpture, assemblage, printmaking
Movement Contemporary art

Joseph Pace (born 18 November 1959) is an Italian painter, sculptor and philosopher.

Early life and education

Joseph Pace was born in Morbegno (Lombardy) and raised in Congo-Kinshasa (Africa),[1][2] where his father Aurelio Pace,[3] an historian of Africa, was working for UNESCO with the French literate Jacques Garelli. Grandson of the Protestant pastor Camillo Pace,[4][5] Pace was first introduced to painting and sculpture by his mother Franchina Cardile[6] and by his uncle Antonio Cardile,[7] an artist of the Roman School of Painting. He has also followed legal, literary, social and psychoanalitical studies at the University of Paris La Sorbonne,[8] at the Sapienza University of Rome[9] and at the Roma Tre University.[10]

Work

In the 1980s Pace worked in Rome and Paris where, in the mid-1980s, he founded "Le Filtranisme"[11] an neo-existencialist philosophical and artistic current[12][13] witch has an optic close to Renaissance and a clear anthropocosmic vision.[14] As was for the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, the filtranisme also expressed more through the works of Pace than through a veritable theoretical apparatus.[15]

Inspired by sources as diverse as fashion, history, philosophy, electronic music and decorative arts,[16][17] Pace uses different techniques (such as painting, assemblage, sculpture, electronic engravings, photography)[18][19] influenced by the iconography of mass society, philosophy and psychoanalysis.[20][21]

Also assembling objects such as antique costume jewellery ("MIDAS" series)[22][23] or recycled materials such as wood, metals or frosted glass of refrigerators shelves,[24] the artist mainly uses monochrome colors and polichromes that become arabesque paintings. “Over these surfaces, in a mixture of bright colors that evoke the smell of fresh varnish, Pace lays strokes of pure color” [25][26] that characterize many of his works.

In July 1987, Pace wrote the first manifesto Filtraniste. The same year he befriended the Brazilian multimedia artist Sergio Valle Duarte[27] and, as a result of their common African experience, the Belgian writer Albert Russo.[28][29]

In February 1988, he organized at the Hulot Galerie in Paris "Paysages Filtranistes ", an exhibition of painting and poetry summarizing the status quo of the abstracts dogmatisms.

During the summer of 1990 meaningful is the encounter between the American sociologist of knowledge and family friend Kurt Heinrich Wolff [30][31] about the epistemological “surrender-and-catch” concepts[32] that changed the Pace artistic work from figurative painting to the abstract expressionism becoming, a few years later, the highest exponent of the "informalismo fistranista".[33][34][35][36]

A few months before, in January 1990, at his home in Rome he signed the declaration of the enlarged filtranistes group.[37]

From 1996 to 2008, he was assistant professor[38][39] of Sociology of knowledge and Art and History of sociology at the Sapienza University of Rome.[40]

The erudite work of Joseph Pace gives an artistic and intellectual pathway[41] with which the artist reinterprets many psychic realities.[42][43]

After the figurative period (1977–1990), the abstract period (1990-) is first characterized by the "Periodo dei Legni" (Woods’s period 1990-1996) and the "Factor C" studies (1997) and subsequently by the still in progress series, "IDM" (Unshakableness of the Memory, 2000-)[44][45] and "ATONS"[46][47] (dedicated to the techno and electronic music, 2005-).

With a partial return to figurative, Pace is also working on "ENGRAVING" (printmakings elaborate with computer)[48][49] and "MIDAS", the large sculptures/assemblages of antique jewellery.[50]

Exhibitions (selection)

Since a 1988 "Paysages Filtranistes Installations" at the Hulot Gallery in Paris, Pace’s work has been widely exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions.

His museum solo shows includes the retrospectives at the Museum of Art of the Parliament of São Paulo (2010),[51][52][53] CRC in São Paulo (2010),[54][55] Theatro Municipal (Jaguariúna) (2011),[56][57][58] Forte Sangallo in Nettuno (2011).[59][60]

In 2014, the Museum Boncompagni Ludovisi, National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rome, housed his solo exhibition Joseph Pace, L'Eva Futura (The Future Eve).[61] The Future Eve is a jewels sculpture of the MIDAS series, which gives the name to the exhibition. The work is inspired by the homonym novel, The Future Eve, by the French symbolist writer Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.[62]

The artist enjoyed a 2015 retrospective at the Museum Venanzo Crocetti in Rome entitled Joseph Pace (Filtranisme).[63] The exhibition included numerous works from public collections, along with recent paintings and sculptures by the artist.

His museum group exhibitions includes, the Diocesan Museum of Amalfi,[64] Forte Sangallo in Nettuno (2012)[65] (2012), the Italian Embassy in Brasilia,[66][67][68] the Museo Venanzo Crocetti[69] (2014).

For the Museum Afro Brasil, in occasion of the 2014 Brazil Football World Cup, Pace has created a jewellery sculpture (MIDAS series), portraying a large jewels soccer ball. The work, entitled “Mundial Brasileiro”, has been presented for the “O negro no Futebol Brasileiro - A arte, os artistas” exhibition.[70]

He also appeared at the 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville, International Film Festival of Ostia[71] (2009), Paradiso sul mare[72][73] (2010).

Notes

  1. ↑ Vaolit, Quotidiano della Valtellina e Valchiavenna
  2. ↑ Mascia Ferri, L’irremovibilità della memoria”, Centro d’Arte La Bitta, Roma – 2007 – p.3
  3. ↑ Quattrocchi Lavinio February 2012, Wobook pp.17/18
  4. ↑ Andrea Diprose, Giorgio Spini, "Italia di Mussolini e Protestanti", Torino, Claudiana, Italy, 2007, pag 234
  5. ↑ Andrea Diprose, Punto a Croce (Sezione “6”)
  6. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, 2010
  7. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, 2010
  8. ↑ Oriundi, São Paulo, Joseph Pace, Museo de Arte da ALESP
  9. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, 2010
  10. ↑ Mascia Ferri, L'irremovibilità della memoria, p.3, Centro d'Arte La Bitta, Roma, 2007
  11. ↑ Istituto de Recupeaçao do Patrimonio Historico do Estado de São Paulo, Catalogo Arte Italia-Brasil 2011-2012, pp. 158/161, June, 2012, São Paulo, Brasil
  12. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, 2013
  13. ↑ Diario Official da Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, O dinamismo vital e da força còsmica das emoçoes artisticas de Joseph Pace, p.4, July 2010
  14. ↑ Bruno Zarzaca, Film documentary, Joseph Pace Filtranisme, July 2011, Nettuno, Italy
  15. ↑ Museum Boncompagni Ludovisi, National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rome, Mariastella Margozzi, Joseph Pace, L’Eva Futura (The Future EVE)
  16. ↑ Oggi Roma, “L'Eva Futura di Joseph Pace Filtranise” al Museo Boncompagni, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna di Roma
  17. ↑ Diario Official da Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, p.4, July 2010]
  18. ↑ Istituto de Recupeaçao do Patrimonio Historico do Estado de São Paulo, Catalogo Arte Italia-Brasil 2011-2012, pp. 158/161, June, 2012, São Paulo, Brasil
  19. ↑ Margozzi, Mariastella -Joseph Pace, Impermanenza p.5, Published by Tiber Copia, 2010
  20. ↑ ISIS News, “To The Predominance of Color”, Catalogue, p.5, by Mariastella Margozzi
  21. ↑ Ambasciata d'Italia a Brasilia, “Arte Italo-Brasileira”, by Attlio De Gasperis, Catalogue pp.32/33
  22. ↑ MIDAS por Joseph Pace Filtranisme, Élite Arte, São Paulo, 2014, Brazil
  23. ↑ "O dinamismo vital e da força còsmica das emoçoes artisticas de Joseph Pace” p.4, Published by Diario Official da Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, 2010
  24. ↑ Margozzi, Mariastella -Joseph Pace, Impermanenza p.5, Published by Tiber Copia, 2010
  25. ↑ ISIS News, “To The Predominance of Color”, Catalogue, p.5, by Mariastella Margozzi
  26. ↑ Giornal.it, Quotidiano di Informazione Indipendente
  27. ↑ Letizia Fanari E&A Art: Joseph Pace Filtranisme, 2007, p. 24/25, Roma, Italia
  28. ↑ Letizia Fanari, Equitazione&Ambiente Arte, Joseph Pace Filtranisme, Jan. 2007, Roma
  29. ↑ McNally, Bill. Amelia, Albert Russo’s African Connection, p 52-55, 1991, Bakersfield, California, USA
  30. ↑ Quattrocchi Lavinio February 2012, Wobook p.18
  31. ↑ Mascia Ferri, Le filtranisme, by p.4, Tibercopia, Roma, 2007
  32. ↑ Università del Sacro Cuore, Kurt H. Wolff, by Consuelo Corradi
  33. ↑ Ambasciata d'Italia a Brasilia, “Arte Italo-Brasileira”, by Attlio De Gasperis, Catalogue pp.32/33
  34. ↑ CRC São Paulo inaugura exposição do pintor italiano Joseph Pace, May 2010
  35. ↑ Diario Official da Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, p.4, July 2010
  36. ↑ Giornal.it, Quotidiano di Informazione Indipendente
  37. ↑ Mascia Ferri, Le filtranisme, p.4, Tiber Copia, Roma, 2007
  38. ↑ ISIS News, “Incontro con Joseph Pace”, p.4, Equitazione&Ambiente (pp.23,24,25), by Marcello Paris
  39. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, 2010
  40. ↑ ISIS News, “Quando le geometrie della memoria diventano arte”, by Mariastella Margozzi
  41. ↑ Istituto de Recupeaçao do Patrimonio Historico do Estado de São Paulo, Catalogo Arte Italia-Brasil 2011-2012, pp. 158/161, June, 2012, São Paulo, Brasil
  42. ↑ Istituto de Recupeaçao do Patrimonio Historico do Estado de São Paulo, Catalogo Arte Italia-Brasil 2011-2012, pp. 158/161, June, 2012, São Paulo, Brasil
  43. ↑ ISIS News, “To The Predominance of Color”, Catalogue, p.5, by Mariastella Margozzi
  44. ↑ Mariastella Margozzi, L’irremovibilità della Memoria, Centro d’Arte La Bitta, p2-3, , Roma, 2007
  45. ↑ Mascia Ferri, L’irremovibilità della memoria”, Centro d’Arte La Bitta, Roma, p3, 2007
  46. ↑ Quattrocchi Lavinio, Wobook July 2011 p.23
  47. ↑ Mascia Ferri, Joseph Pace, Centro d’Arte La Bitta, p.3, Roma, 2007
  48. ↑ Giampiero Pedacci and Livia Bucci, Catalogue Joseph Pace Filtranisme, Tiber, p.3, July 2011, Roma, Italia
  49. ↑ Zarzaca, Bruno. Joseph Pace, Filtranisme, Film documentary, Rome, Italy – July 2011
  50. ↑ MIDAS por Joseph Pace Filtranisme, Élite Arte, São Paulo, 2014, Brazil
  51. ↑ Diario Official ALESP, - O dinamismo vital e de força cósmica das emoções artísticas de Joseph Pace
  52. ↑ Diario Official da ALESP, Artista Italiano Joseph Pace doa Obra ao Museu de Arte da Alesp
  53. ↑ Diario Official ALESP Museo de Arte recebe Obra de joseph Pace
  54. ↑ Folha de Condominio, Obras de Joseph Pace (2010)
  55. ↑ CRC SP, Portal dos eventos culturais, Attividades culturais realizadas em 2010 (7.1), “Emoçoes”, obras de Joseph Pace no CRC
  56. ↑ Art Network, Joseph Pace Filtranisme, Dinamismo Cosmico em Jaguariuna
  57. ↑ Espressione Arte, Dinamismo cosmico do Artista Joseph Pace
  58. ↑ Ars Meteo, Mostra di Joseph Pace: opere pittoriche e grafiche al computer dell’eclettico maestro italiano
  59. ↑ Comune di Anzio, Mostra
  60. ↑ Arte Brasiliana ad Anzio
  61. ↑ Museum Boncompagni Ludovisi, National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rome, Joseph Pace, The Future Eve
  62. ↑ Museum Boncompagni Ludovisi for Decorative Arts, National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rome, Joseph Pace, The Future Eve
  63. ↑ Venanzo Crocetti Museum, Joseph Pace Filtranisme
  64. ↑ You Tube
  65. ↑ Undo Net, Joseph Pace e Carlos Araujo a Nettuno Forte Sangallo
  66. ↑ Ambasciata d’Italia a Brasilia, Arte Italo-Brasileira pdf. pp. 32.33
  67. ↑ Jornal Brasil, Arte Italo-Brasileira pdf. pp. 32.33
  68. ↑ Undo Net, Embaixada da Itália inaugura exposição de Arte Ítalo-brasileira
  69. ↑ Museo Venanzo Crocetti, L’Aquila Forever, 99 Rintocchi - Onna nel Cuore
  70. ↑ Redeviva, Panorama Jornal da Vida, Museo Afro Brasil Futebol Brasileiro O no negro - A arte, os artista
  71. ↑ Orme, Rassegna d'Arte Contemporanea, Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Ostia 2009
  72. ↑ Comune di Anzio, Mostra
  73. ↑ Arte Brasiliana in Anzio

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