Alessandro Padovan - IL DAVID DI MICHELANGELO

Fractured Identity

After more than fifteen years of artistic research, Alessandro Padovan, internationally known as the Screw Art Artist, opens a new phase in his creative journey. His works are found in private collections and offered through galleries in several countries, where his artistic language has stood out for its originality and ongoing 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 a network of unrepeatable cracks that, rather than representing breakage, become the medium through which the image is born.

In this work the portrait of a Greek statue takes shape, a universal symbol of beauty, harmony, and perfection. The contrast between the subject’s classicism and the expressive force of the fractures creates a dialogue between past and contemporaneity: the perfection of sculpture is reinterpreted through a fragile material, transforming 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 transformative process, where each fracture is unrepeatable and contributes to building the work.

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

The work is UNIQUE, it is framed, signed, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Wood panel with synthetic glass.