(ITA)
DICHIARAZIONE D'ARTISTA
Una formazione rigorosa in grafica e tipografia, costruita sul disegno, sul progetto, sulla composizione, ha fornito le basi. Il mestiere del grafico — fatto di regole, equilibri, gerarchie visive — ha affinato lo sguardo e la mano. Ma fin dall’inizio, il motore è stato un altro: l’arte. In particolare quella contemporanea, materica, gestuale. L’action painting, il segno come traccia viva, l’urgenza dell’espressione.
A partire dalla calligrafia formale — studiata, interiorizzata, praticata per anni — il percorso ha portato progressivamente a rompere il codice. La lettera è stata svuotata di significato, il segno ha cominciato a esistere per sé. Da scrittura leggibile a scrittura asemica, il passaggio è stato una liberazione necessaria. Il segno non vuole essere letto, ma visto. Non comunica un contenuto, ma contiene una presenza.
Il supporto privilegiato resta la carta: concreta, sensibile, reattiva. Le opere nascono da un processo di concentrazione, spesso preceduto da letture, silenzi, ascolti. L’atto è diretto, ma mai improvvisato. Tecniche come monotipia, cianotipia, collage, linoleografia, stampa e intervento pittorico convivono in un approccio ibrido, in cui la grafica incontra il gesto, il progetto convive con l’errore. Le serie non sono mai definitive. Ogni nucleo tematico resta aperto, disponibile a essere ripreso anche a distanza di anni. I titoli funzionano come ancore: tengono insieme visioni, deviazioni, ritorni. In un presente frammentato, attraversato da violenze e continue distrazioni, il segno diventa uno spazio di resistenza: non illustra, non decora, ma trattiene. E chiede attenzione. La pratica non separa arte e vita, progetto e intuizione, ordine e caos. Sta nel mezzo. E in quel mezzo, ogni volta, accade qualcosa.
BIO
Marco Campedelli (1973) è un artista grafico e calligrafo italiano, capace di muoversi con disinvoltura tra diverse discipline artistiche. Dal design editoriale alla creazione di etichette per il mondo del vino, fino a progetti di interior design come carte da parati, il suo lavoro esplora il confine tra segno e materia.
Ha collaborato con case editrici come Einaudi, Mondadori e Laterza, oltre che con prestigiose aziende vinicole come Antinori e Cantine Bertani. Accanto alla ricerca artistica, continua a lavorare nel design del vino e nell’editoria, con un’attenzione particolare all’unicità di ogni progetto.
Le sue opere sono state esposte in mostre personali e collettive in Italia e all’estero, in paesi come Argentina, Belgio, Spagna e Svizzera. Attualmente è rappresentato da Bridgeman Images, che promuove il suo lavoro a livello internazionale.
Marco Campedelli (1973) è un artista grafico e calligrafo italiano, capace di muoversi con disinvoltura tra diverse discipline artistiche. Dal design editoriale alla creazione di etichette per il mondo del vino, fino a progetti di interior design come carte da parati, il suo lavoro esplora il confine tra segno e materia.
Ha collaborato con case editrici come Einaudi, Mondadori e Laterza, oltre che con prestigiose aziende vinicole come Antinori e Cantine Bertani. Accanto alla ricerca artistica, continua a lavorare nel design del vino e nell’editoria, con un’attenzione particolare all’unicità di ogni progetto.
Le sue opere sono state esposte in mostre personali e collettive in Italia e all’estero, in paesi come Argentina, Belgio, Spagna e Svizzera. Attualmente è rappresentato da Bridgeman Images, che promuove il suo lavoro a livello internazionale.
(ENG)
ARTIST STATEMENT
A background in graphic design, shaped by composition, typography, and visual hierarchy, laid the foundation. The discipline of graphic work — measured, structured, precise — sharpened both eye and hand. Yet from the beginning, the driving force has been elsewhere: in art. Particularly in the gestural and material energies of contemporary movements — from action painting to asemic writing — where the mark becomes presence rather than message.
The practice began with formal calligraphy: studied, internalized, repeated. Over time, the need to break form emerged. Letters were stripped of meaning; the sign began to assert itself independently. From legibility to pure gesture, the shift was not aesthetic, but existential. The writing no longer seeks to be read — it seeks to be seen, to be felt. Paper remains the primary medium — a living, responsive surface. Each work grows from a period of concentration: reading, silence, observation. The act itself is direct, but never casual. Monotype, cyanotype, collage, linocut, serigraphy, and layered interventions compose a mixed-media language where design meets intuition, and planning coexists with accident.
Series remain open. Each title acts as an anchor — a conceptual nucleus that can be revisited and expanded across years. Nothing is ever fully closed; everything remains available to transformation.
In a world marked by fragmentation, distraction, and violence, the mark becomes a form of resistance. It does not illustrate or decorate — it holds. The work doesn’t separate art from life, nor gesture from thought. It stands in between. And in that in-between, something always happens.
ARTIST STATEMENT
A background in graphic design, shaped by composition, typography, and visual hierarchy, laid the foundation. The discipline of graphic work — measured, structured, precise — sharpened both eye and hand. Yet from the beginning, the driving force has been elsewhere: in art. Particularly in the gestural and material energies of contemporary movements — from action painting to asemic writing — where the mark becomes presence rather than message.
The practice began with formal calligraphy: studied, internalized, repeated. Over time, the need to break form emerged. Letters were stripped of meaning; the sign began to assert itself independently. From legibility to pure gesture, the shift was not aesthetic, but existential. The writing no longer seeks to be read — it seeks to be seen, to be felt. Paper remains the primary medium — a living, responsive surface. Each work grows from a period of concentration: reading, silence, observation. The act itself is direct, but never casual. Monotype, cyanotype, collage, linocut, serigraphy, and layered interventions compose a mixed-media language where design meets intuition, and planning coexists with accident.
Series remain open. Each title acts as an anchor — a conceptual nucleus that can be revisited and expanded across years. Nothing is ever fully closed; everything remains available to transformation.
In a world marked by fragmentation, distraction, and violence, the mark becomes a form of resistance. It does not illustrate or decorate — it holds. The work doesn’t separate art from life, nor gesture from thought. It stands in between. And in that in-between, something always happens.
BIO
Marco Campedelli (b. 1973) is an Italian graphic artist and calligrapher whose work moves fluently across disciplines. From editorial design to wine label creation and interior design projects such as custom wallpapers, his research explores the boundary between mark and material.
He has collaborated with major publishing houses including Einaudi, Mondadori, and Laterza, as well as leading wineries such as Antinori and Cantine Bertani. Alongside his artistic practice, he continues to work in wine design and publishing, with a strong focus on the uniqueness and integrity of each project.
His works have been exhibited in solo and group shows in Italy and abroad, including Argentina, Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland. He is currently represented by Bridgeman Images, which promotes his work internationally.
Marco Campedelli (b. 1973) is an Italian graphic artist and calligrapher whose work moves fluently across disciplines. From editorial design to wine label creation and interior design projects such as custom wallpapers, his research explores the boundary between mark and material.
He has collaborated with major publishing houses including Einaudi, Mondadori, and Laterza, as well as leading wineries such as Antinori and Cantine Bertani. Alongside his artistic practice, he continues to work in wine design and publishing, with a strong focus on the uniqueness and integrity of each project.
His works have been exhibited in solo and group shows in Italy and abroad, including Argentina, Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland. He is currently represented by Bridgeman Images, which promotes his work internationally.
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Foto di Leonardo Ferri, © 2024
Foto di Leonardo Ferri, © 2024