source: ariannedinardo

The following series is named after the Roman god, Vertumnus, who presided over earth, season, and change, gardens, plants and fruit trees. In a playful homage to the diety, Favini meditates on the cyclical nature of life and earth-bound elements, both physically and culturally.
Clever as it is playful, Favini’s portrayal of Vertumnus hearkens back to the familiar works of Renaissance artist, Arcimboldo, in particular his portrait of Rudolph II, 1590, or the film works of Jan Švankmajer, such as Dimensions of Dialogue, 1983. As such, this body of work joins the continuum of discourse that surrounds Vertumnus, in effect, exploring organic cycles of change and metamorphisis in nature and humanity, the links between man and earth, earth and god, god and man.
First exhibited as an installation accompanied by field recordings that portrayed the four seasons (another reference to Acrimboldo’s legacy), here we see the work in an actual state of mutation; quietly but grandly decomposing until there is only soil left. Once decayed, the artist will compost the remains and use them to make a small tetrahedron sculpture. Thus, Favini creates a new cycle.

Born 1974, in Cremora, Italy, where he currently lives and works, Favini received a BFA in painting at the Academy of fine Arts of Brera, Milan. His work has been featured in international solo and group exhibitions, and published in various periodicals such as Flash Art, Cura and Arte e Critica. In 2010, Favini won the Moroso Award for contemporary Art, GC.AC Editions, Monfalcone.