After having celebrated twenty years of painting, aged 33, in the night of December 31st 2012, Angelo Pierlo began his new project: Opus Philosophia. This monumental project consisting of 300 pieces, 2 meters high , and 1 meter large each , is the first great philosophist project of its type. “Opus Philosophia” seeks to renew with ancestral Egyptian, Inca, Indian, Maori or Italian art, otherwise known as “sacred art”. This immense painting ensemble will create a grand saga and will represent the history of our planet, from the big bang to present day, the birth of humanity and its history. “Opus Philosophia” will bring together (for the first time since 1993) themes of human nature, sciences and philosophies dear to the painter, founder of the philosophist movement. “Opus Philosophia” by Angelo Pierlo “It was December 31st 2012, that day I entered for the first time the flat I had only been occupying from afar. This cottage-like flat in Mirabeau, Provence became the sacred sanctuary I needed to start to execute my greatest project. The name had been on my mind for hardly a couple of days. Opus Philosophia. Many things have been said throughout history about this date. The Incas, Mayas and other antique “prophecies” viewed it as the end of time, or the beginning of a new era. For a couple of years, Philosophism (which I founded in 2010) drove me to further deal with human history and its philosophies, through painting. The discussions animating me have been present for a long time, and are present in each of us. One day I understood, it would be necessary to go beyond the beauty of things. I felt the necessity to give back to the world what it has given me, but also to crystallise the questions and feeling we are all confronted with. In December 2012, I was celebrating 19 years of painting. My dream had always been to paint for as long as possible. But I knew that one day I would have to look for a new dream. This second dream had always been inside me, and Philosphism was its passport. My love for Renaissance art gave me the idea to build an immense series, consisting of hundreds of hand-painted pieces, in order to crystallise our history, but also the miracle of life of our mother earth. For the first time, all concurred with what had been interesting me my whole life: history, science, astronomy and painting. I will paint the birth of the atom all the way to what I imagine will be our earthly future. “Opus Philosophia” is also a personal spiritual project, and embodies a truly technical prowess. It is an opportunity to see to what extent the magical transmission operates from though to hand, from hand to canvas can go. In a more visual fashion, this Opus will enable me to tackle all painting styles, from its creation to present day. The first pieces, being matter information will be an opportunity to renew with the abstract form, whereas the arrival of mankind on Earth will force me to renew with realism, surrealism and even expressionism. As the philosopher tends to claim: “Style doesn’t matter, as long as the content addresses a philosophical question in the mind of the person gazing at the work of art”. An artist’s “style” is only intended to get him to sell, yet art cannot be defined by its price, but by the message it delivers. Sharing strong emotions is, to me, the only concrete vocation of art; to leave behind a trace in history of our time and to try to communicate with our fellow beings. At least, this is my profound desire.”

Angelo Pierlo performing for OPUS PHILOSOPHIA Paris presentation,at The Chaudronneries in 2013