{"id":2918,"date":"2024-10-04T09:02:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T07:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverparklife.it\/?page_id=2918"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:22:28","slug":"andrea-casciu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverparklife.it\/en\/bologna\/andrea-casciu\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Casciu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Here, we take you into the visionary world of Andrea Casciu, a Sardinian artist with an extraordinary ability to create surreal and symbolic universes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sassari, Casciu has explored painting, sculpture, and engraving, pursuing a line of research that has led him to feature in both group and solo exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Today, he lives and works in Bologna, where he continues his artistic investigation into themes related to mutability and transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the core of Casciu\u2019s work lies an obstinate self-analysis\u2014a continuous exploration of himself and the world around him. His face becomes a kind of icon, a recurring element through which images and fantastic worlds engage in dialogue. His works are inspired by a hermetic symbolism, where every figure and every detail tells a story that goes beyond appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at the Interporto, Casciu has painted two works inspired by medieval herbals and bestiaries\u2014ancient texts populated by animals and plants that often embodied myths and legends. Drawing from these sources, the artist creates fantastic and surreal metamorphoses, giving life to figures that, while rooted in the past, speak to us of the present and the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first work depicts a Fiera, a mythological creature of great size and strength, composed of various parts that symbolically represent the human essence. The face, however, is that of a traveler\u2014a clear reference to our current location: the Interporto, a crossroads of people, goods, and cultures. The feline body represents power and agility, while the watchful eyes scan the future, attentive and ready for change. The tail transforms into a tree, a symbol of growth and connection with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second work, Casciu presents us with a figure that represents man as an extension of nature. With this painting, the artist intends to remind us of our deep connection with the natural world. It is an invitation to reflect on how interconnected we are with the earth, the trees, the animals, and all the forms of life that surround us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea Casciu\u2019s works are a visual journey that leads us to explore the duality of the human being: on one hand, powerful and vigilant; on the other, intimately linked to the nature that sustains it. These paintings urge us to reflect on our role in the world and our capacity to grow and change, much like the fantastic creatures that inhabit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n