COMEL AWARD
“Aluminum is the privileged medium for the works. Artists will create their works inspired by the theme chosen for the V edition. The Award aims at enhancing the value of aluminum, its potential aesthetic, communicative and constructive changes, strengthening the link between Contemporary Art and business, establishing a vital and significant relationship between the public and the artists, promoting Contemporary Art and multiculturalism among the countries of the European Union.”
THE CONCEPT
Why aluminium
Aluminum is one-third the weight of steel. It can be forged, shaped, and laminated until obtaining a very thin foil. Visually intriguing, aluminum does not require any particular final treatment. Its surface offers the possibility to apply a vast range of coatings, from paint to colored anodizations. Aluminum is easy to recycle, with an energy cost equal to one-twentieth of that necessary in its first casting. One-third of the aluminum, which is in use today, is made by recycling scrap metal..
THE DETAIL
Why 13 artists?
Because aluminum is the chemical element of atomic number 13.
Ecco l’arte che sposa ecologia e imprenditoria.
Arte e tecnologia allo Spazio COMEL
Il Premio d’arte COMEL 2015 e la lezione di Italo Calvino: la leggerezza
Ogni anno, per il premio, vengono selezionati 13 artisti e non si tratta di un numero casuale.
Il “Premio COMEL per l’Arte Contemporanea” è un progetto dell’azienda CO.ME.L. di Latina che, oltre a commercializzare metalli, si propone come valida realtà sociale e culturale.