Francesco Ardini was born in Padua, Italy, 1986.
He lives and works in Padua and Nove, Italy.
In 2011 he graduated in architecture, specialising in landscape architecture, at Venice Iuav university.
He became interested in ceramics during his university studies.
A self-taught ceramic artist, he has developed powerful techniques by working on the material’s sculptural qualities, in order to obtain a sense of precarious beauty in his sculptures and installations. The passage of time, the imprint of tradition, the dialogue with artisans, and the tension that binds these parts together have become the focus of his work.
In recent years he has approached experimenting with other industrial waste materials by putting sustainability at the center of his works.
SOLO EXHIBITION
AFTER SABBA
2024 CANDY SNAKE GALLERY
MILANO, ITALIA
SOLO EXHIBITION
DOVE IL DEMONE RIPOSA
2024 MUSEO CERAMICHE DI NOVE - SPAZIO CONTEMPORANEO
NOVE, ITALIA
INSTALLATION VIEW PHOTO FABIO LIVERANI
SOLO EXHIBITION
NATURE HASN'T GONE ANYWHERE
2024 MUSEO CARLO ZAULI
Faenza, ITALIA
INSTALLATION VIEW PHOTO FABIO LIVERANI
POLVERE CENTENARIA
2023 variable
waste ceramic powder from local production Zanolli’s ceramic factory, Nove (VI); Italy