Marco MAGGI Spelling (White) - 2015 Adhesive paper on card 100 x 150.5 cm Adhesive paper on cardboard 39.37 x 59.25 in. Provenance: Galerie Xippas, Paris Acquired directly from the latter by the current owner FR Using simple, everyday materials (such as sheets of paper, aluminium, apples and envelopes), the artist creates a topographical map of the details of everyday life, focusing on the micro rather than the macro, and encouraging us to get up close and personal with her meticulous objects. Marco Maggi's work is an act of resistance. He makes no attempt to be grandiloquent or shocking. When we look at Plexiglas cubes, which at first glance appear transparent, or seemingly white sheets, we see the intertwining of sterile and abundant designs, the subtle and almost impalpable reliefs that stand out from the flat surfaces, the absence of contradiction between surface and support, the interdependence between front and back. These precious objects reveal an infinite, delicate canvas in which intimate relationships and a sense of the sublime flourish. Like visual haikus - the meaning of which remains enigmatic - the drawings melt into space, forming a constellation of scattered forms. Delicately and tenderly, the red, yellow and blue leaves emit discrete signals that measure our rhythm, functioning as coloured spots, shadows or reflections. Using engraving, drawing, sculpture, superimposition and light, Marco Maggi always intervenes in subtle ways to immerse us in the complex rhizome that links distinct universes. EN Through his use of simple materials manufactured for everyone's use (such as sheets of paper, aluminium, apples, or even envelopes), the artist unfurls a topographic map of details linked to everyday life, privileging the micro over the macro, and urges us to come closer to his meticulous objects. Marco Maggi's work is an act of resistance. It doesn't try to be grandiloquent or shocking. Through the observation of Plexiglas cubes, which at first glance seem transparent, or seemingly white sheets, we see interlaced designs of the barren with the abundant, subtle and almost impalpable reliefs that stand out from flat surfaces, the lack of contradiction between the surface and the support, and the interdependence between the recto and the verso. These precious objects reveal to us an infinite and delicate web budding with intimate relationships and the feeling of the sublime. Acting as visual haikus - their meaning remains enigmatic - the drawings merge with the space and form a constellation of scattered forms. Delicately and tenderly, the red, yellow, or blue sheets release discreet signals that meter our pace, functioning as coloured stains, shadows, or reflections. Through his use of printmaking, drawing, carving, superposition, and light, Marco Maggi always intervenes in a subtle manner in order to plunge us into the complex rhizome connecting separate universes. Marco MAGGI FR Using simple, everyday materials (such as sheets of paper, aluminium, apples and envelopes), the artist creates a topographical map of the details of everyday life, focusing on the micro rather than the macro, and encouraging us to get up close and personal with her meticulous objects. Marco Maggi's work is an act of resistance. He makes no attempt to be grandiloquent or shocking. Through the observation of Plexiglas cubes, at first sight transparent, or apparently white sheets, we see intertwined the drawings of the sterile and the abundant, the subtle and almost impalpable reliefs that stand out from the flat surfaces, the absence of contradiction between the surface and the support, the interdependence between the front and the back. These precious objects reveal an infinite, delicate canvas in which intimate relationships and a sense of the sublime flourish. Like visual haikus - the meaning of which remains enigmatic - the drawings melt into space, forming a constellation of scattered forms. Delicately and tenderly, the red, yellow and blue leaves emit discrete signals that measure our rhythm, functioning as coloured spots, shadows or reflections. Using engraving, drawing, sculpture, superimposition and light, Marco Maggi always intervenes in subtle ways to immerse us in the complex rhizome that links distinct universes. EN Through his use of simple materials manufactured for everyone's use (such as sheets of paper, aluminium, apples, or even envelopes), the artist unfurls a topographic map of details linked to everyday life, privileging the micro over the macro, and urges us to come closer to his meticulous objects. Marco Maggi's work is an act of resistance. It doesn't try to be grandiloquent or shocking. Through the observation of Plexiglas cubes, which at first glance seem transparent, or seemingly white sheets, we see interlaced designs of the barren with the abundant, subtle and almost impalpable reliefs that stand out from flat surfaces, the lack of contradiction between the surface and the support, and the interdependence between the recto and the verso. These precious objects reveal to us an infinite and delicate web budding with intimate relationships and the feeling of the sublime. Acting as visual haikus - their meaning remains enigmatic - the drawings merge with the space and form a constellation of scattered forms. Delicately and tenderly, the red, yellow, or blue sheets release discreet signals that meter our pace, functioning as coloured stains, shadows, or reflections. Through his use of printmaking, drawing, carving, superposition, and light, Marco Maggi always intervenes in a subtle manner in order to plunge us into the complex rhizome connecting separate universes.