Sergio Mario Illuminato

My artistic research is closely linked to the vision of the world as a movement permeated by the energy of human fragility. At the core of my work lies the idea of «Corpus-et-Vulnus,» an existential alchemical synthesis that merges the physical and spiritual aspects.
Visually, it’s not just about haptic volumes triggered within the device. I move within the unusual space of interstitial zones between painting∞sculpture, influenced by the language of cinema, dance, music, and photography, in order to continually re-signify exhibition spaces and experiment with practices that foster a unique process of relationships. This process can unveil a shared lexicon between artists and participants.
Among many other things, I have also abandoned the nail of painting being attached to the wall of a white cube and brought the devices down from the pedestal to the ground amidst the «contemporary cathedrals of vulnerability»: former prisons-asylums-slaughterhouses-hospitals-church-boats… hibernated places in our metropolises where we can discover what lies behind-the-functioning-world.
To concretize my artistic vision, I have named the devices “Communicating Artistic Organisms” because they do not have a fixed and concluded form, but are composed...

Born in Catania (Sicily) in 1963, born to art in 2019, currently lives and works in Rome.
Degree in Letters and Philosophy, Theatre and Performance, University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Certified course in Contemporary Art from the MOMA in New York. II Level Diploma in Painting, Department of Visual Arts and Performance Disciplines, Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Member of the Order of Journalists of Lazio.
Ecclectic artist-intellectual, in addition to exhibiting as a painter and sculptor in numerous solo and collective exhibitions in Italy, France, United Arab Emirates, Latvia, United Kingdom, Russia; he is present with permanent exhibitions on international Art platforms: Wikiart – Saatchi Art – Artid – Singulart – Kaboomart – Rome Art Week – Absolute Arts – ArtSted – Pitturiamo – Arte Laguna World – Yicca Community – IoArte – Artabus – Life Beyond Turism.
He curated the exhibitions: Around Futurism at Villa Madama, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Fondazione Memmo, Museo del Genio Civile, foreign Embassies and Academies; Around Seduction – Susanna de Lempicka at Palazzo Valentini – Rome.
Editorialist for Contemporary Art Magazines: Artribune, Dialectika and E-zine, on topics of aesthetics-philosophy; last of which CORPUS ET VULNUS, homage...