“Esplosione di Supernova”
This large work by artist Giuliano Melioli was
unveiled on 3 October 2015 as part of the
Open Day organised by CONTROLS for em-
ployees, associates and their families to mark
the inauguration of the new company headquarters in Liscate (Milan).
The central panel depicts an astrophysical numerical simulation. The background represents
the plane of our galaxy with its millions of stars
that explode as supernovae at the end of their
life cycle.
The different-coloured spots indicate regions of
the galaxy saturated with elements ejected by
the supernovae: oxygen, iron, carbon and other
elements essential to the formation of planets
and life.
The equations engraved on the staff on both
sides of the central panel describe stellar formation processes. Instead of notes, the galactic
score contains equations that play the music of
the evolution of the universe.
The beating of a pendulum on a bundle of cords,
which runs through the whole work, creates a
primordial sound that seems to come from light
years away in space and time.
The alpha and the omega. The equations thus
describe the first utterances that give rise to the
stars, while the central simulation represents
what happens after their death, in that instant
when they explode as supernovae, injecting
base elements into space.
The evolution continues and the music that
flows from it is something akin to the vibration
of eternity.
“Esplosione di Supernova”
A wall can be filled in so many ways. This
work commissioned by CONTROLS to
decorate the spacious entrance hall of the
new headquarters aims to highlight the
significance that evolution plays in every
field of human history (in science, art,
scientific research, etc.).
Even a new company headquarters, such
as that inaugurated on 3 October 2015, can
be described as an element of the evolutionary process that has characterised CONTROLS In its near 50 years of existence.
Giuliano Melioli
Born in 1941 in Reggio Emilia,
he is the artist who created the
polychrome cotto inlay technique, unique to him worldwide.
He appears with his works all
over the world and has become a symbol of Made
in Italy in the field of architectural art.
We need only point out that he was selected by the
Italian Institute of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of
Industry, Commerce and Crafts to represent Italian
art in New York during the Columbus celebrations
in 1992 and more recently has had important works shown in the new Toyota sales office in Fukuoka
in Japan.
The latest major high-profile showcase for his work
is sited in the Reggio Emilia Mediopadana High
Speed railway station, for ExpoMilano2015: Melioli
reproduced Leonardo’s Last Supper on a huge 8.8 x
4 metre panel, adopting a contemporary approach:
he combined the cocciopesto earthenware technique used in ancient Rome with a colour palette
totally different to that of the original. The same technique was used in “Esplosione di Supernova”, on
display at the CONTROLS headquarters at Liscate.
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