Mario Trimarchi translates clouds into abstract compositions
Mario Trimarchi continues his exploration at the intersection of design, architecture and art, studying the forms of clouds and capturing their unpredictability through a series black and white ink withdrawals and small metal sculptures. Clouds as Prayers is the title of this one reportfeatured at the Paula Seegy Gallery at Milanoffering a reflection on design as an act capable of creating attention and silence in a present characterized by instability and uncertainty.
‘Prayer for the Return Journey’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals | all images by Fabio Viganò unless otherwise noted
Delicate cloud forms reflect uncertainty and contemplation
Artist Mario Trimarchi’s long-term research unfolds through twenty black and white ink drawings on paper, six metal sculptures and two illuminated shelves. The sculptures are carefully balanced compositions that rise upwards in an attempt to explore what lies beyond the clouds. Within the works emerge subtle apparitions, physical presences and fragments of a poetic vocabulary that has always belonged to the artist’s practice. Clouds become shifting but substantial presences, moving forms that suggest imagination, reflection and hope.
‘Prayer for What Remains’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals, shell
“The clouds drifting in the sky above us mark the boundaries between men and gods. To draw clouds is to surrender to a gentle oblivion, contemplating those mysterious masses of vapor that dissipate in fleeting prayers. Torn by wars and environmental and political disasters, we look to the clouds, asking them to hold the hope of hope itself. Within the drawings, almost hidden, fragments of small memories begin to emerge: shells left behind by the sea, vases, leaves, doves, angels – and the sky seems to gather an invisible silence. Trimarchi shares.
“Prayer for the Search for Wonder” – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals, stone
“Prayer for Still Balance” – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals, methacrylate
