Parlez moi d'amour, 2002

The image of an existentialist film, the title of a book by an American writer, the detail of a Renaissance painting, the verses of a German poet, the notes of a philosopher: the list could go on, for innumerable ideas can inspire Mario Airò and contribute to the genesis of his work. Intentionally non-systematic, the artist defines his approach as a sort of “wandering,” modulating the physical action in a mental one. Cinema, literature, art history, philosophy, music, or biographical details of poets and writers are only some of the many realms from which Airò’s art draws sustenance. [...]