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damiano ferrara
He plans and realizes his designs transforming them into works of arts. He works on glass or others transparent surfaces. In the beginning of his career, his works was influenced by the Art Nouveau era and Optical Art, but always maintaining his own individual style that makes his work unique, rare and extremely beautiful. Between 1990 and 1994, after travelling into Europe, his way to create changed and furthermore in 1997 when he travelled to India where he discovered meditation and Oriental Art, he was pleased to discover that his work was very similar to the “Mandala", style. Its symbolic nature can help one "to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the mediatory to experience a mystical sense of oneness with the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises.". It is of Hindu origin, but is also used in other Indian religions, such as Buddhism. Hi technique is unique and allows him to create stunning effects on glass, thanks to his expert choice of colours , he therefore creates mesmerising effects on the transparent surface. His work emanates a strong personality, leaving the observer of his work in awe and fascinated, like a magic lantern, his work reverberates superb light effects and feelings. He has participated to many prestigious exhibitions in Italy and abroad, obtaining high praise and positive critiques to his work. He now lives in Pantelleria, and travels to Alcamo across the Mediterranean, where he absorbs the energy for his work.
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