Valeriano Trubbiani - The Chrysalis

The sculpture presented to us is called Chrysalis. Normally, the chrysalis, the larval stage of a butterfly's development, has a positive connotation. It is seen metaphorically as a combination of potential and beauty ready to unfold in all its splendor. In this case, however, Trubbiani borrows this metaphor, which narrates the stages of development, to incorporate it into his particular philosophy addressing war and violence. This chrysalis, in fact, appears like a rigid, difficult-to-understand instrument, made of exposed metal with sharp protrusions, as if it were a symbol of violence that develops alongside progress.

Trubbiani's work fully expresses his conception of the world, which he analyzes with detachment and curiosity, but also a certain revulsion for the world he encounters. The sculpture is made entirely of wrought iron. It appears precariously balanced, as the main body rests on a slender supporting column. The upper part is a vortex of various elements swirling around a focal point from which iron elements emerge like a crown of thorns. The result is a precarious ensemble that conveys the idea of ​​the transience of life.

Valeriano Trubbiani was born in Macerata in 1937. From a young age, he developed a passion for art in all its forms and began working with metal in his father's workshop in the 1950s. In 1956, he graduated from the Art Institute of Macerata and soon after began exhibiting his first paintings and sculptures in solo shows. Later, in 1959, he moved to Rome to attend the Academy of Fine Arts. In the 1960s, he intensified his sculpture production, working in his father's workshop, and combined it with set design and graphic design. During these years, his visual poetics developed, for which art must provoke wounds, and he therefore explored themes such as besieged cities, the cruelty of technology, bestiaries, and fairy tales that deal with elements of war situations. In the following years, he participated in various national and international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale and the Rome Quadriennale. In the 1980s, he embarked on a series dedicated to "Stories of the Sea." He later became a professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata, but declined the appointment as its director. The master passed away in 2020.

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