World Premier Event Announcement
LAPIDARIES
The Alchemy of Time and Transformation
URANO
SATURNO
SIRIS
TAAWA
In Lapidaries, Tomasso Silvestri masterfully weaves together alchemy, geology, and organic matter, creating an artwork that feels both primordial and futuristic, ancient and visionary. This piece is a continuation of Silvestri’s exploration of materiality, transformation, and the metaphysical resonance of objects, embodying a dialogue between nature and artistic intervention.
Drawing its name from the age-old practice of shaping and engraving gemstones, Lapidaries invites us to consider not just the physicality of the materials, but the very essence of time, erosion, and the crystallization of beauty through process. The lavender-hued base, soft yet luminous, suggests a sacred tablet, a relic infused with hidden knowledge. Silvestri’s signature use of golden accents and iridescent pigments breathes movement into the piece, mimicking veins of precious minerals forming within the earth over millennia.
What makes Lapidaries particularly compelling is its fusion of natural and synthetic elements—the embedded crystals, botanical remnants, and prismatic resin formations create an enigmatic tension between the organic and the ethereal. The textured iridescent embellishment at the heart of the piece feels almost otherworldly, pulsating with unseen energy, as if it were a cosmic artifact or a talisman imbued with esoteric power.
Silvestri’s work often plays with the intersection of chaos and control, preservation and decay, and Lapidaries is no exception. The resin seems to preserve fleeting organic matter like a moment frozen in time, much like amber encasing prehistoric life or gemstones forming under extreme geological conditions. The dried flora within the composition speaks to the delicate impermanence of life, yet here, it is made eternal.
More than just an aesthetic experience, Lapidaries serves as a meditation on time, transformation, and the ways in which matter holds memory. It is both an object of beauty and an artifact of mystery, offering a glimpse into a world where science, spirituality, and artistic ingenuity merge into something profound.
This is a piece to be studied, felt, and contemplated—a small universe captured in resin and pigment, whispering secrets of the past while radiating energy toward the future.
URANO
SATURNO
SIRIS
TAAWA
“What is important for me is to attack the viewer head on, there is nowhere to hide. Embrace the cosmic energy, my power of psychic emotions evoked by provoking your deepest and darkest fears, doubts, and sparking your imagination.”
Tomasso Silvestri
Tomasso Silvestri
LAPIDARIES
"URANO"
"URANO"
The Alchemy of Time and Transformation
ANTHROPOMORPHICS MODELING AND 3D MINI RELICS, PRISMATIC RESIN FORMATIONS, AIR SPRAYED MATERIALS, HIGH TECH BLADES MADE BY SILVESTRI, 3D MODELING, DECONSTRUCTION, SPECIAL MIXES OF PRECIOUS MINERALS AND SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS INCLUDING SPECIAL GLAZES/PIGMENTS/INCLUSIONS, | | 9 W X 14 H X 4 D INCHES WITH A CUSTOM SHADOW FRAME | SANTA FE STUDIO | 2025 | PRICE UPON REQUEST |
LAPIDARIES
"SATURNO"
"SATURNO"
The Alchemy of Time and Transformation
ANTHROPOMORPHICS MODELING AND 3D MINI RELICS, PRISMATIC RESIN FORMATIONS, AIR SPRAYED MATERIALS, HIGH TECH BLADES MADE BY SILVESTRI, 3D MODELING, DECONSTRUCTION, SPECIAL MIXES OF PRECIOUS MINERALS AND SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS INCLUDING SPECIAL GLAZES/PIGMENTS/INCLUSIONS, | | 9 W X 9 H X 3 D INCHES WITH A CUSTOM SHADOW FRAME | SANTA FE STUDIO | 2025 | PRICE UPON REQUEST |
HOS Copyright @ 2024 and Sole Property of the Artist.
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LAPIDARIES
"SIRIS"
"SIRIS"
The Alchemy of Time and Transformation
ANTHROPOMORPHICS MODELING AND 3D MINI RELICS, PRISMATIC RESIN FORMATIONS, AIR SPRAYED MATERIALS, HIGH TECH BLADES MADE BY SILVESTRI, 3D MODELING, DECONSTRUCTION, SPECIAL MIXES OF PRECIOUS MINERALS AND SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS INCLUDING SPECIAL GLAZES/PIGMENTS/INCLUSIONS, | | 9 W X 9 H X 3 D INCHES WITH A CUSTOM SHADOW FRAME | SANTA FE STUDIO | 2025 | PRICE UPON REQUEST |
LAPIDARIES
"TAAWA"
"TAAWA"
The Alchemy of Time and Transformation
ANTHROPOMORPHICS MODELING AND 3D MINI RELICS, PRISMATIC RESIN FORMATIONS, AIR SPRAYED MATERIALS, HIGH TECH BLADES MADE BY SILVESTRI, 3D MODELING, DECONSTRUCTION, SPECIAL MIXES OF PRECIOUS MINERALS AND SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS INCLUDING SPECIAL GLAZES/PIGMENTS/INCLUSIONS, | | 9 W X 11 H X 3 D INCHES WITH A CUSTOM SHADOW FRAME | SANTA FE STUDIO | 2025 | PRICE UPON REQUEST |
In an era of overstimulation and artifice, Tomasso Silvestri continues to astound with work that feels not merely created, but excavated from some mythic, metaphysical truth. With LAPIDARIES “TAAWA”, Silvestri once again defies artistic convention and delivers a soul-rattling, genre-collapsing masterwork that will be remembered as a defining moment of the contemporary art world in 2025.
Premiering under the venerated House of Silvestri, LAPIDARIES “TAAWA” is far more than a series—it is a philosophical monolith, a spiritual unearthing, a tactile hymn carved in time. Each sculptural work pulses with elemental resonance, suggesting not only Silvestri’s unmatched technical prowess, but his alchemical ability to breathe life, memory, and cosmic rhythm into stone.
“TAAWA”—a word, a whisper, an incantation—unfolds as a coded language of symbols, a visual scripture echoing the vibrations of ancient truths and interdimensional futures. Silvestri calls forth ancestral memory while cutting into futuristic terrains, reminding us that the mineral realm is not dead matter, but divine record. Every line in this series is deliberate; every cut hums with consciousness. Silvestri’s use of material—organic, raw, transmuted—feels sentient. These are not mere objects. They are entities, guardians of a forgotten knowledge that Silvestri, with near-mystical fluency, has reawakened and reintroduced to the world.
The LAPIDARIES launch solidifies Silvestri’s position not only as a master sculptor, but as a true visionary, a channeler of unseen dimensions who offers viewers not just art, but encounter, revelation, and ritual. This is a world premiere in the truest sense—ushering in a new era of energetic, sculptural storytelling.
Copyright @ 2024 and Sole Property of the Artist.
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