Alessandro Padovan - IL DAVID DI MICHELANGELO

After more than fifteen years of artistic research, Alessandro Padovan, internationally known as the Screw Art Artist, inaugurates a new phase of his creative journey. His works are in private collections and offered through galleries in several countries, where his artistic language has stood out for originality and continuous experimentation.

After making the screw the symbol of his artistic identity, Padovan now introduces a new technique based on the controlled fracturing of synthetic glass. The surface is worked until it generates an unreproducible network of cracks that, instead of representing a break, become the means through which the image is born.

In this work the portrait of a Greek sculpture takes shape, universal symbol of beauty, harmony, and perfection. The contrast between the subject’s classicality and the expressive force of the fractures creates a dialogue between past and contemporaneity: the perfection of the sculpture is reinterpreted through a fragile material, turning every crack into a sign of light and rebirth.

As in Screw Art, in this new series the material becomes the absolute protagonist. The artist does not paint the face, but lets it emerge from a process of transformation, where every fracture is unreproducible and contributes to building the work.

This new research represents the natural evolution of Alessandro Padovan’s language: a path that continues to push beyond the boundaries of traditional techniques, transforming industrial materials into contemporary artworks with a strong aesthetic and emotional impact.

The artwork is UNIQUE, it comes with a frame, a signature, and an authenticity certificate.

Wood panel with synthetic glass.