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Adam Wallacavage, born in 1969 in Philadelphia, where he attended the University of the Arts and received a BFA in Photography.
Soon after, he was absorbed by the art of ornamental plastering and started to make the weirdest octopus shaped chandeliers de ning his style.
At the base of his magnificent pieces, there is a deep scientific research on the most mysterious species of the ocean, which the artist is able to transpose in his multifaceted artworks.
He then creates an indescribable mix of fantasy and marine mythology and models it through the most complex and fascinating sculpture treatment. e artist casts the forms using traditional ornamental plastering techniques, and then paints them with pigmented epoxy resin, iridescent powders, and glitter.
Having always been fascinated by the sea world, adventurous stories, gaudy church ornamentations, and interior design, Wallacavage decided to bring his bizarre passions to life, making them a concrete part of our reality.
e artist’s surreal imagination stands particularly out for its fusing with the vintage motifs of Art Nouveau that gives birth to the most extravagant masterpieces.
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Adam Wallacavage nasce nel 1969 a Philadelphia, dove frequenta la University of the Arts e si laurea in Belle Arti e Fotografia. Viene presto affascinato dall’ arte dello stucco ornamentale e inizia a realizzare i suoi celebri candelabri-polipo. Le sue opere sono il frutto di una profonda ricerca scientifica sulle più misteriose specie dell’oceano da cui l’artista trae ispirazione per poi creare un insieme di fantasia e mitologia marina, modellando il materiale fino a creare sculture altamente complesse. L’artista utilizza le tecniche ornamentali tradizionali per stucco per poi dipingerlo con resina epossidica, polveri iridescenti e glitter. Il fascino per il mondo marino, storie avventurose e interior design hanno portato Wallacavage a decidere di portare le sue bizzarre passioni alla vita, facendole diventare parte concreta della nostra realtà. Alla sua surreale immaginazione unisce poi motivi vintage dell’Art Nouveau, dando vita a capolavori incredibilmente estravaganti.