
MAURO MORI
MAURO MORI
05.22.2019 - 07.22.2019
Born in 1965, Milan based sculptor and designer Mauro Mori was trained as a traditional wood and stone artisan in his native Italy. The maturity of his work today reflects Mori's ongoing exploration of the traditional Italian sculpting and carving techniques across mediums including wood, stone, brass, copper, and bronze. This exhibition highlights the artist's most recent body of work, which exemplifies the artist's passionate consideration of design and craftsmanship. The sculptural and textured silhouettes are informed and inspired by the very nature of the artist’s chosen material. His sensitivity to the matter's beauty and sensuality, endows Mori's work with a sense of appreciation for Nature.
"I see forms within the material and only allow them to reveal themselves through a patient and methodical process of subtraction." — Mauro Mori
The artist chooses to carve or sculpt the material in its place of origin, allowing its environment to influence the final design. The wood pieces are carved out of the Seychelles' Albizia Rosa Tree sourced near Mauro's local studio, while the Italian marble blocks are sourced and carved by the artist near his Milanese studio.
The more recent brass and copper pieces are sculpted using the painstaking technique called battuto ("hammering"), which the artist uses to obtain the curved and textured silhouettes emphasizing the metal's raw and “distressed” nature. The word battuto comes from the Italian verb battere — the action of repeated strokes. It may refer to surface decoration, a metal smithing technique, as well as a marker of rhythm or an indicator of life through the pulse and heartbeat's rate.
Mauro Mori Collection

AVA

AVENUE

B-WAY CONSOLE

B-WAY TABLE

BACIO

BENITIER

BOTH BLACK

BOTH PORTORO

CARAPACE

CONSOIL

CONTENITORE

CONTENITORE

CUP TABLE

Cetra

Cicladica

DUNE

EYE DAYBED

EYE TABLE

FIGLIO DI AUDIFACE

FIGLIO DI AUDIFACE CONSOLE

FONDENTE CONSOLLE

GOOD NOSE CONSOLE

GOOD NOSE LIMESTONE

HIDDEN EVIDENCE

HOOR

HUG CHAIR

HUMM BRONZE

IOEGIO BENCH

IOEGIO LEATHER

J LORD

LA COSA

LIN TABLE

Lingua

MAMA TABLE

MAXI CONSOLE

MONADE TABLE

MOVIMENTO BASSO FONDENTE

MOVIMENTO BASSO MARBLE

MOVIMENTO BASSO WOOD

MOVIMENTO IV

MULTIOCLE FONDENTE

MULTIOCLE GREEN

NARCISO

NOORA

OCTO TABLE

OLIVER BRONZE

PIRAMIDI

PIRAMIDONE

PITAO MARBLE

PYLONE I

PYLONE II

PYLONE III

Pendulum

QUATTOR TABLE

QUINQUE

RONDA CHAIR

SAND TABLE

SCUDO BLACK

SCUDO ROSSO

SCUDO WHITE

SPLASH TABLE

Shadow 1

Shadow 2

THE FROWNING

THE LISTENER

THE LISTENER CONSOLE

THE ONE

TIP TAP PORTORO

TONO

TRES BLACK

TRES BRONZE

TRES CONSOLE

TRES WOOD

TWINS CONSOLE I

TWINS CONSOLE II

TWINS TABLE I

TWINS TABLE II

UNUM