Icebreaker
A TRIBUTE TO STRENGTH, EXPLORATION, AND THE ART OF METALS
ARTISTIC INSPIRATION
ICEBREAKER, MY NEW ART COLLECTION PAYS HOMAGE TO THE STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND BEAUTY OF ICEBREAKER SHIPS AND THE POWERFUL MATERIALS THAT BRING THEM TO LIFE. THIS SERIES WAS INSPIRED BY THE MONUMENTAL ROLE THESE SHIPS PLAY IN LEADING THE WAY THROUGH UNCHARTED AND FROZEN WATERS, SYMBOLIZING THE JOURNEY OF BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS AND CLEARING PATHS.
THE MATERIALS
JUST AS ICEBREAKERS CLEAR FROZEN WATERS TO ENABLE CONTINUED TRADE AND EXPLORATION, THIS COLLECTION HONORS THE MATERIALS—ALUMINUM, STEEL, BRONZE, AND BRASS—THAT EMBODY TOUGHNESS AND RESILIENCE. THROUGH A METICULOUS PROCESS THAT BLENDS FINE ART AND INDUSTRIAL PRECISION, THESE METALS TRANSFORM INTO EXPRESSIVE, SPONTANEOUS FORMS, CAPTURING BOTH THE BEAUTY OF RAW MATERIALS AND THE ELEGANCE OF REFINED CRAFTSMANSHIP. EACH PIECE REFLECTS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE NATURAL RUGGEDNESS OF METALS AND THE SOPHISTICATED, DYNAMIC DESIGN THAT BRINGS THEM TO LIFE.
GREENLAND
LINEN ON TO STEEL, ALUMINUM SPLASH, PAINT AND LIQUID METALS
120 X 240 CM
YEAR 2024
LOCATION LE MARCHE ITALY
FROZEN LAND
LINEN ON TO STEEL, ALUMINUM SPLASH, PAINT AND LIQUID METALS
110 X 270 CM
YEAR 2024
LOCATION LE MARCHE ITALY
ARTIC SPLASH
LINEN ON TO STEEL, ALUMINUM SPLASH, PAINT AND LIQUID METALS
120 X 240 CM
YEAR 2024
LOCATION LE MARCHE ITALY
BESPOKE ART COMMISSION
I’M HONOURED TO HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A NEW BODY OF WORKS CENTRED ON ALUMINIUM, A METAL THAT NOT ONLY ANCHORS OUR EVERYDAY LIVES BUT ALSO STANDS AS A STUNNING ARTISTIC MEDIUM IN ITS OWN RIGHT. EACH CREATED PIECE EXPRESS THE UNIQUE BALANCE OF STRENGTH AND ELEGANCE, CAPTURING ALUMINIUM’S VERSATILE ROLE IN BOTH FUNCTION AND BEAUTY. THE COLLECTION IS NOW INSTALLED IN A PRIVATE OFFICE BUILDING IN THE REGION OF LE MARCHE ITALY
ICEBREAKER COLLECTION
THE COLLECTION BRINGS OUT THE PURITY AND ARTISTRY OF THESE ELEMENTS WHILE BALANCING REFINEMENT WITH THE SPONTANEOUS ENERGY OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. WITH METICULOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND A DESIGNER’S TOUCH, “ICEBREAKER” SHOWCASES A DYNAMIC AESTHETIC THAT IS BOTH STRUCTURED AND FREE, EXPLORING FORM AND COLOUR BEYOND THEIR FUNCTIONAL ORIGINS CELEBRATE WITH ME "THE ICEBREAKERS OF LIFE" —THOSE WHO BREAK BARRIERS, PAVE NEW PATHS, AND INSPIRE US ALL.
BROWSE HOW THIS SERIES OF ARTWORKS INSPIRED A COLLECTION OF ARTWORKS AND DESIGN ITEMS FOR THE INTERIORS AND SUPERYACHT
