Simon Iurino(Vienna)
Artist
A multiple made by Heimo Zobernig and Simon Iurino in collaboration with A-FL, to celebrate the duo exhibition of Heimo Zobernig and Simon Iurino at Spazio Orr in Brescia, Italy
Simon Iurino (b. 1986, Bozen, Italy) lives and works in Vienna, Austria, and Bozen, Italy. Iurino completed his MFA at Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria, in 2015.
Simon Iurino works mainly in the field of sculpture and installation and is primarily interested in the points of intersection where different categories such as sculpture and architecture meet and overlap. The assembly of prefabricated metal structures allows the artist to recontextualise standard materials and modules by altering their aesthetics to create nine spatial configurations.
Another important element of Simon Iurino’s work is sculpture, both large and small. The sculptures are bent from prefabricated industrial materials, such as copper tubes or extruded ceramic pipes, through ceramic silk-screen prints, enamels and oxides, twisted and snaked upwards, creating a fascinating contrast to the architecture within the space, appearing rigorous and concise. The
colourful X motif is printed on the ceramic tube, testifying to lurino’s predilection for geometric and repeated shapes.
Education:
2009 – 2011: Master Class (Textuelle Bildhauerei, Prof. Heimo Zobernig)
Akademie der bildenden Künste, Wien / Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, AT
2010 – 2011: Central Saint Martins, Academy of Fine Arts and Design London UK
2007- 2008: Master Class (Objekt Sculpter, Prof. Umberto Cavenago)
Accademia di belle arti Urbino / Academy of Fine Arts, Urbino IT
2005 – 2006: Art History, University Vienna AT
In 2022, LL’Editions and gallery Spazio Orr in Brescia, Italy, released the multiple For Your Tears. The edition was made by Simon Iurino in collaboration with artists A-FL and Heimo Zobernig. The edition was released following Iurino and Zobernig’s duo exhibition at the gallery, running from late October 2022, to January 2023.
