SELECTED WORKS
Tambellini's artistic practice is intricate and multifaceted, spanning his 90 years of life. It delves into various realms driven by his keen interest in integrating art, science, and technology. Compelled by life experience, and by a profound sense of inquiry and experimentation, his creative endeavors span across a diverse array of mediums and formats. His artistic expressions ranged from traditional forms like drawing, painting, and sculpture to the more avant-garde fields of photography, poetry, film, video, computer art, and performance pieces. His insatiable thirst for innovation within his artistry led him to continuously revisit his past works, utilizing them as inspiration that guided him through the evolution of his oeuvre.
“WE ARE THE PRIMITIVES OF A NEW ERA"
-Aldo Tambellini, 1961
dRAWINGS
PAINTINGS
SCULPTURES
PHOTOGRAPHY
Lumagrams
Films
Black Is
1965, 16mm, black & white, 3:38 min.
Black Plus X
1966, 16mm, black & white, 9:36 min.
Black Trip 2
1967, 16mm, black & white, 3:37 min.
Black TV
1968, 16mm, black & white, 9:38 min.
ELECTROMEDIA PERFORMANCES
The Proliferation of the Sun by Otto Piene
Blackout by Aldo Tambellini
1967, video, black & white, 9:21 min.
Black Gate Cologne by Otto Piene & Aldo Tambellini
1968, video, black & white, 20:19
INSTALLATIONS
Atlantic In Brooklyn (Excerpt)
Installation, The Boiler, 2015
black & white, 6 channel projection, 2:56 min.
We Are the Primitives of a New Era (Excerpt)
Installation, James Cohan Gallery, 2013
Black Film Series, “Lumagrams”, projected poetry and sound in an immersive environment, 2:34 min.
TELEVISION WORK
The Royal Wedding: A Day in the Life of Television
TV About TV Series
1981, video, color, 24:06
LISTEN
2005, MP4, color, 15:06 min.
VIDEOS
Black Video 2
black & white, 10:53 min.
Black Video 3
black & white, 24:36 min.
6673
color, 20:26 min.
Event of the Screw
color, 4:50 min.
VIDEOGRAMS
MAIL ART
COPY ART
POETRY
July 30, 2006
they are lost in an apocalyptic landscape
running- - -
- - -through the unpredictable geometry of chaos
running- - -
- - -through pounding explosions - endless destruction
running- - -
- - -through craters of blood - human carnage
running- - -
- - -through pounding explosions - endless destruction
running- - -
- - -through massacred children - chocking dust
running- - -
- - -through pounding explosions - endless destruction
running- - -
- - - through the silence of humanity
lost in the barbarian world coming to be
August 3, 2006
can the poet’s rage
match the devastating power of
the killer’s missile
can the words spell out
barbarian devastation
can spoken words
rise above the explosion
dismembering the child
can he write
the smell of human decay
can the poet
give consciousness
to silence
VIRTUAL REALTY
We are the Primitives of a New Era
Immersive Video, 10:40
