Senza Titolo, Sottosopra 2000

Ettore Spalletti’s 'Senza Titolo, Sottosopra' presents a minimalist form: a cube, seemingly inverted, with a serene blue plane gracing its top. This simple geometric shape, elevated on a pedestal, echoes the sacred geometry found in ancient architecture, from the pyramids of Egypt to the temples of Greece. The cube itself, a symbol of stability and the earthly realm, is here disrupted. The blue, suggestive of the heavens, surmounts it, creating a tension between the material and the ethereal. This dynamic is not new; we see it in countless altarpieces where earthly figures reach towards a divine, illuminated sky. Consider the evolution of color symbolism: blue, once a rare and precious pigment, came to represent the divine, truth, and stability in the Renaissance. Spalletti plays with these deeply ingrained associations, inviting a contemplation on transcendence. This interplay engages our subconscious, tapping into a collective memory of seeking the sublime. The cube, though solid, seems to yearn upwards, a silent, powerful gesture. Thus, the cyclical progression of symbols continues, resurfacing in Spalletti's work, evolved yet resonating with the echoes of ages past.