Savin Donato

Donato Savin is one of the most famous Aosta Valley artists known internationally. Contemporary craftsman interprets and revisits the rocks of his mountains in an essential way, with many types of creations and above all with his steles Gods of stone. A reinterpretation of an ancestral dimension that is palpable in his Valle d'Aosta, where he lives and works (Cogne). Accustomed to living in close contact with nature, he is, first of all, a very skilled observer. This explains his attention in choosing the monoliths and details on which to work. His stelae take on a new physiognomy and, removed from their natural habitat, are confronted with urban landscapes and exhibition spaces. In their essential verticality, in reaching towards the sky, they forcefully reaffirm their origin. The acid greens of the lichens mix and contrast with the veins and porosity of the stone and its harshness. The thin grooves tell us about the mineral composition of the rock.