Carlo Zoli's "Mystical Warriors"

Carlo Zoli, sculptor of myth, divides his creative soul between Quiet and Storm to narrate the ancestral nature of human beings, which remains unchanged beyond any epochal change.

The “Mystic Warriors,” a one-off from 2018, is an emblematic work of these times.

War is part of current events and in essence it is always the same struggle for domination and supremacy, or to free oneself from them.

Molded in clay, then polychrome terracotta, the three warriors advance with soaring spears, helmets - a little bit Greek kranos and a little bit futuristic helmets - and large circular shields bearing symbols; they are both bright red, the color of blood and battle. They look like something out of an epic poem, but they go to the viewer like travelers through time.

Zoli calls them ’mystics,’ recalling the martial archetype of the knights who combine the art of war with the study of magic: the power of the transformation of the elements; the work itself, finished in metal, ceramic enamel, then yellow gold, silver and third-fire copper, is almost an alchemy. But cunning, genius, cunning, are also part of the strategy.

The will to action stands out in the confident, elongated posture of the soldiers, ready to face combat and the coming ’storm’. Fascinating in their defiance of danger, they are brave heroes strong in spirit who fight to guard secrets or defend treasures from the enemy, for a cause or ideal: honor, glory, country, loyalty.

Whether aggressors or defenders, they embody a painful and inescapable dimension; beyond pretexts, legitimacy, context, and politics, belligerence is part of the natural essence of humans, and only the fear of death convinces them to seek peace.

Carlo Zoli's "Mystical Warriors"

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