ALBERTO DASSASSO www.vibrazioniartdesign.com
English / Italian
PHILOSOPHY
Materials and objects have their own
personality; this is the sum of what we can
‘see’ and ‘feel’ about them. In a society,
always engaged in a continuous and mad focus
on technology, it could be a good choice
to stop for a while, to look around and
pay more attention to what surrounds us in
everyday life. Have you ever stopped to watch
the surface of an old object and tried to
imagine its life through the years? Every
dent or scratch on the object becomes part
of the creation of the pieces’ personality
and helps to make it unique. My goal is to
produce works placed between art and design.
The peculiarity of re-used materials, with
their surface alterations rich in history
and meaning, makes every piece peerless.
The assembly technique, made of welding and
rivets, contributes to the final aspect of
the object. Nothing is covered, disguised or
hidden, the frame becomes feature and vice
versa. My particular regard for chromatic
matching and the combination of old and new
shapes is my keenest focus in the search for
a pleasant and deep contrast in the resulting
object. Flaws become style. These elements as
a whole make the work a “living thing”: metal
becomes flesh, the skin is ever-changing. The
contact with my products should convey their
vibrations, a sort of parallelism between
subject and object.
ABOUT ME
… “It’s too difficult for you”, “It’s
impossible to do it, it’s better if you
change your mind”… I think that these are
the most irritating and harmful thoughts
you can express about your own desire to
improve yourself. Nowadays people are tied to
industrial production, therefore ideas are
acquired, taking into account this process.
As a consequence it takes you away from
your aims instead of giving freedom to the
expression of concepts. I believe that an
approach to design following this direction
is akin to the same “enthusiasm” that a
worker has when he goes into the factory and
must push a button all day long. I would like
to propose a completely new way, under the
pseudonym “Vibrazioni Art Design” I intend to
rebel against the industrial production which
is hiding our personalities. I desire to
prove that today I can do what for others is
too difficult or impossible and I would like
to do it on my own, caring about all details,
with my mind, my hands, giving a soul to my
work so that it will always be different
from the previous design to the next.
