Traffic Zone Gallery, in association with the Italian Cultural Center (ICC), presents "ImagOvalia," an exhibition of prints and drawings on handmade papers by Roberto Mannino.
The exhibition will run at the Traffic Zone Gallery from July 23 to August 16.
The Italian Cultural Center invites you to an exclusive reception with Roberto Mannino, offering a unique opportunity to meet the artist and gain insight into his creative process. Engage in stimulating conversations with fellow art enthusiasts, enjoy refreshments and experience Mannino's captivating works firsthand.
The event is FREE, but we ask you to register to help us plan.
Artist Statement
Contemporary papermaking is an artistic discipline rooted in the transition between states of matter—from fibrous to semifluid to solid and substantial again. This process involves the participation of organic phenomena, which contribute to and define the final form. A successful piece embodies and reflects this intrinsic connection, the dialogue between the artist and the material, where a natural process reveals itself.
Artist Biography
Roberto Mannino is an Italian-American paper artist and art educator living and working in Rome. Mannino teaches at Temple University Rome (TUR),Loyola University Chicago's John Felice Rome Center (JFRC), and instructs in wood carving at Arti e Mestieri. Since 1996, his artistic research has focused on handmade paper compositions, reliefs, and installations. Mannino has exhibited widely in Italy and abroad. His installation "Streams" is permanently housed in the historical Sala Dante in Palazzo Poli, the Conference Hall of the National Institute for Graphics (ICG) and the National Cabinet of Prints and Drawings in Rome. Mannino holds a BFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design (1980) and a Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture from the Rome Academy of Fine Arts (1990).
Check out a video on one of the installation processes to gain deeper insight into Mannino's creative approach.
The event will take place at the Traffic Zone Building, 250 Third Ave N., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
