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LUIGI MAPELLI (MAPO)
Lives and works in Milano, Italy
http://www.artemape.com/

The emotional gaze in which artist Mapo defines his art is well The Generatrix embodies life. Mapo surpasses his represented
represented by his work "Ego sum qui sum" (I am who I am), echoing objects, seeking the transcendent place where the soul resides. The
the biblical reference from Exodus (III, 14). In human terms, this soul is both its place and its essence. In works like "Il barone Rosso,"
phrase reflects the existential consciousness of self-definition. In "Trascendenze urbane," "Interno di un iperrealismo," and "Silente,"
Zen meditation, being oneself, is precisely Zazen. Zazen, or sitting the soul unites various places, becoming a bridge between material
meditation, stems from Samsara, the stopping that defines life by and spiritual dimensions. This bridge-building requires uniting
its negation. Life is meditation, living intensely, and transcending the opposites, creating the place for the soul. The soul becomes a
self. It is the dawn and dusk of existence, where light and shadow "Divinity," creating and uniting. We are Energy, en-ergon, expressing
define the individual's essence. The soul's existential position is existential energy. We live and act as potential containers of the
like the rising and setting light, capturing its pure self. Samsara Whole, unconsciously living as if we were the Whole. Being the
and Zazen involve recognizing one's meditation as the absolute Whole is also being Nothing. Mapo's work uses metaphor, meaning
dimension. Becoming Samsara means flowing without grasping "I transport" in Greek, to define messages. Through signs, his work
material things. This poetic dimension is creation, transitioning from transfers meaning, echoing Aristotle's Poetics. The signs become
non-being to being. In "Genitrice" (Mother Nature), this absolute messages that find abode in the observer's mind. The represented
dimension is essential for existence. becomes a medium for metaphorical meaning.

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