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Marco Ercoli's paper-layering sculpture Daily-Samurai (2015) on Carta, 100 cm high, 5 cm wide, 3 mm thick, signed by hand, in excellent condition, sold directly by the artist.
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Marco Ercoli (1986) Italy
Title: Daily-Samurai
Technique: paper-layering
Composition: Over 10,000 sheets of colored paper from the manufacturer, personally selected at 180 g, cut, shaped, and individually glued by hand.
Process: Each sheet follows the millimeter cross-section of the weapon, creating a solid structure that, in density and weight, returns the paper to its original essence: wood.
Year: 2015
Dimensions: 1:1 Katana (100x5x0.3)
Signature on the guard
In an era dominated by the speed of digital technology and mass production, Daily-Samurai stands out as an artwork of silent resistance and extraordinary conceptual density. Here, the artist performs an almost alchemical operation: paper, a material traditionally fragile and two-dimensional, is ennobled through a monumental layering process that changes its physical nature.
The Anatomy of Time
The heart of the work lies in its process. The technique of paper-layering is not understood here as mere decoration, but as an act of micro-architecture. The use of over 10,000 sheets of 180-gram paper, glued millimetrically following the cross-section of a Katana, transforms the object into a contemporary fossil.
Through the pressure and sequence of the individual layers, the work achieves a solidity that evokes the weight of wood or the rigidity of steel. It is a cyclical return to the origins: the pulp of cellulose, compressed, returns to be fiber, trunk, life force.
Chromaticism and Symbolism
The choice of color scale — a gradient fading from the warm tones of the hilt to the deep blue and emerald of the blade tip — breaks the classic iconography of the weapon.
The Guard (Tsuba): The place of the signature and the pivot of the grip, appears as the point of accumulation of energy that propagates along the blade.
The Body: The visible stratification creates a texture reminiscent of wood grain or, paradoxically, the thermo-mechanical folds of traditional Japanese Tamahagane steel.
Critical Considerations
Daily-Samurai is a reflection on paradox. The Katana, symbol of cutting and separation, is here built through unity and cohesion. The artist does not 'carve' by subtraction, but builds by addition, making tangible the dimension of time: each sheet represents a moment, a chromatic choice, a repetitive gesture that culminates in a geometric 1:1 perfection.
The work is not only an aesthetic object but a crystallized performance in which patience becomes the true plastic material. It is a sculpture that invites close observation, where the eye can wander through the millimetric stratification, then step back to admire the fluidity of a form that seems ready to cleave the air.
Technical Details:
Technical: Manual millimetric stratification sculpture (Unique Piece).
Material: Fine 180 g paper treated for wood-like solidity.
Marco Ercoli's works have passed through the Colasanti auction house:
https://www.colasantiaste.com/it/artisti/marco-ercoli-1327
The artist is listed in Arsvalue's artist catalog:
https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1278322/marco-ercoli-roma-1986-albero-della-vita
Instagram Page:
https://www.instagram.com/marco__ercoli/
Marco Ercoli
Artistic Curriculum
Awards and Recognitions
2024: Selected among the "222 Artists to Invest in 2024", an editorial volume edited by Exibart.
2023 – Gualdo Tadino: Realization of the Palio for the 2023 edition of the "Giochi de le Porte", presented with a standing ovation at the Monumental Church of San Francesco.
2019 – Isernia: Winner of the P.A.C.I. Award, Quality Award, Auditorium Città d'Isernia.
2012 – France: Colart scholarship at the Atelier "Plessix-Madeuc".
2008 – Rome: Winner of "MarteLive", Quality Award, Painting category.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 – Gualdo Tadino (PG): "In Your Eyes", Museo Complex - Monumental Church of San Francesco, curated by Cesare Biasini Selvaggi.
2022 – Rome: "Epimetheus", Galleria 28 Piazza di Pietra, curated by Giorgia Basili.
2021 – Massa Lubrense (NA): "Night", Art Hotel Villa Fiorella, curated by Giorgia Basili.
2016 – Rome: "7", Galleria Curva Pura, curated by Serena Di Giovanni.
2010 – Rome: "F(R)ame", Libreria Einaudi.
2009 – Rome: "Collection of Butterflies".
2009 – Rome: "Matter and Ego", Galleria Casina Giustiniani.
Group Exhibitions and Pavilion Participation
2018 – Basel (Switzerland): "Sommerausstellung", Galerie Eulenspiegel.
2018 – Rome: "Profane liquid, for external use only", Studio Giga, curated by Bianca Catalano.
2015 – Rome: "Radiate", TakeawayGallery.
2015 – Fermo: Stripe Festival Art and Architecture.
2015 – Milan: Affordable Art Fair Milan (AAF), Superstudio Più, Stand E5 (White Noise Gallery).
2015 – Rome: "Any Given Post-it", White Noise Gallery.
2013 – Rome: "First Art Hotel", Galleria Muciaccia.
2012 – Rome: "Rendez-vous", Galleria ArtePerOggi.
2012 – France: "Les Atelier du Plessix-Madeuc", Abbaye St Magloire, Lehon.
2011 – Turin: Venice Biennale, Italian Pavilion.
Installations and Special Projects
2018 – Civitella D'Agliano (VT): "Agora", Permanent Installation, project 1 Artist 1 Day, Contaminazioni d'Arte.
Marco Ercoli (1986) Italy
Title: Daily-Samurai
Technique: paper-layering
Composition: Over 10,000 sheets of colored paper from the manufacturer, personally selected at 180 g, cut, shaped, and individually glued by hand.
Process: Each sheet follows the millimeter cross-section of the weapon, creating a solid structure that, in density and weight, returns the paper to its original essence: wood.
Year: 2015
Dimensions: 1:1 Katana (100x5x0.3)
Signature on the guard
In an era dominated by the speed of digital technology and mass production, Daily-Samurai stands out as an artwork of silent resistance and extraordinary conceptual density. Here, the artist performs an almost alchemical operation: paper, a material traditionally fragile and two-dimensional, is ennobled through a monumental layering process that changes its physical nature.
The Anatomy of Time
The heart of the work lies in its process. The technique of paper-layering is not understood here as mere decoration, but as an act of micro-architecture. The use of over 10,000 sheets of 180-gram paper, glued millimetrically following the cross-section of a Katana, transforms the object into a contemporary fossil.
Through the pressure and sequence of the individual layers, the work achieves a solidity that evokes the weight of wood or the rigidity of steel. It is a cyclical return to the origins: the pulp of cellulose, compressed, returns to be fiber, trunk, life force.
Chromaticism and Symbolism
The choice of color scale — a gradient fading from the warm tones of the hilt to the deep blue and emerald of the blade tip — breaks the classic iconography of the weapon.
The Guard (Tsuba): The place of the signature and the pivot of the grip, appears as the point of accumulation of energy that propagates along the blade.
The Body: The visible stratification creates a texture reminiscent of wood grain or, paradoxically, the thermo-mechanical folds of traditional Japanese Tamahagane steel.
Critical Considerations
Daily-Samurai is a reflection on paradox. The Katana, symbol of cutting and separation, is here built through unity and cohesion. The artist does not 'carve' by subtraction, but builds by addition, making tangible the dimension of time: each sheet represents a moment, a chromatic choice, a repetitive gesture that culminates in a geometric 1:1 perfection.
The work is not only an aesthetic object but a crystallized performance in which patience becomes the true plastic material. It is a sculpture that invites close observation, where the eye can wander through the millimetric stratification, then step back to admire the fluidity of a form that seems ready to cleave the air.
Technical Details:
Technical: Manual millimetric stratification sculpture (Unique Piece).
Material: Fine 180 g paper treated for wood-like solidity.
Marco Ercoli's works have passed through the Colasanti auction house:
https://www.colasantiaste.com/it/artisti/marco-ercoli-1327
The artist is listed in Arsvalue's artist catalog:
https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1278322/marco-ercoli-roma-1986-albero-della-vita
Instagram Page:
https://www.instagram.com/marco__ercoli/
Marco Ercoli
Artistic Curriculum
Awards and Recognitions
2024: Selected among the "222 Artists to Invest in 2024", an editorial volume edited by Exibart.
2023 – Gualdo Tadino: Realization of the Palio for the 2023 edition of the "Giochi de le Porte", presented with a standing ovation at the Monumental Church of San Francesco.
2019 – Isernia: Winner of the P.A.C.I. Award, Quality Award, Auditorium Città d'Isernia.
2012 – France: Colart scholarship at the Atelier "Plessix-Madeuc".
2008 – Rome: Winner of "MarteLive", Quality Award, Painting category.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 – Gualdo Tadino (PG): "In Your Eyes", Museo Complex - Monumental Church of San Francesco, curated by Cesare Biasini Selvaggi.
2022 – Rome: "Epimetheus", Galleria 28 Piazza di Pietra, curated by Giorgia Basili.
2021 – Massa Lubrense (NA): "Night", Art Hotel Villa Fiorella, curated by Giorgia Basili.
2016 – Rome: "7", Galleria Curva Pura, curated by Serena Di Giovanni.
2010 – Rome: "F(R)ame", Libreria Einaudi.
2009 – Rome: "Collection of Butterflies".
2009 – Rome: "Matter and Ego", Galleria Casina Giustiniani.
Group Exhibitions and Pavilion Participation
2018 – Basel (Switzerland): "Sommerausstellung", Galerie Eulenspiegel.
2018 – Rome: "Profane liquid, for external use only", Studio Giga, curated by Bianca Catalano.
2015 – Rome: "Radiate", TakeawayGallery.
2015 – Fermo: Stripe Festival Art and Architecture.
2015 – Milan: Affordable Art Fair Milan (AAF), Superstudio Più, Stand E5 (White Noise Gallery).
2015 – Rome: "Any Given Post-it", White Noise Gallery.
2013 – Rome: "First Art Hotel", Galleria Muciaccia.
2012 – Rome: "Rendez-vous", Galleria ArtePerOggi.
2012 – France: "Les Atelier du Plessix-Madeuc", Abbaye St Magloire, Lehon.
2011 – Turin: Venice Biennale, Italian Pavilion.
Installations and Special Projects
2018 – Civitella D'Agliano (VT): "Agora", Permanent Installation, project 1 Artist 1 Day, Contaminazioni d'Arte.
Details
Era
After 2000
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Contemporary
Material
Paper
Artist
Marco Ercoli
Title of artwork
Daily-Samurai
Signature
Hand signed
Year
2015
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
5 cm
Depth
3 mm
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