Bio
Arcangelo Ambrosi (b. 1988) lives and works in Bitonto, Italy. Drawing from a scientific background in Computer Science and an artistic family heritage, he established his independent studio in 2015. His sculptural practice has evolved into a profound exploration of organic matter, centered on the surreal encounter between human presence and the life of the tree. His work investigates this hybrid dimension, where the boundaries between the anatomical and the arboreal blur into a single, poetic narrative.
Interferenze Project
The Interferenze project synthesizes ten years of fine woodworking and wood sculpture into an abstract and material inquiry. Integrating his scientific background in Computer Science with artisanal mastery, Arcangelo Ambrosi adopts an approach to wood that combines technological rigor with manual sensitivity.
The Research
The works explore the tension between two contrasting languages: the organic architecture of the tree—composed of knots, growth rings, and grain—and an “artificial code” made of precise geometries and fluid lines.
The Process
Ambrosi facilitates the interaction between these worlds through selective erosion, a technique he has reworked and perfected, elevating an existing process into an unprecedented artistic language. The artificial mark “interferes” with the fiber, bringing to light internal structures and hidden languages within the wood. The result is a series of visual maps where the precision of the line clashes with the chaotic growth of nature, generating a profound tactile and chromatic contrast.
Each work transforms the material from a mere support into a field of inquiry, seeking a visual resonance between conscious human action and the biological memory of the wood.
The Pipe
The pipe, “eminent expression of the kingdom of lifeless things”, as Dino Buzzati wrote, has been the protagonist of my research work for more than a decade.
My purpose was to transform its identity through sculpture, with bizarre and surreal experiments.
After ten years of sculptural pipemaking, I felt the need to untie this object to delve deeper into themes such as the human figure and wood as a field of exploration.
Publications
I migliori marchi di pipe italiani
