The Marbella Engraving Museum houses the work of Alfredo Rapetti and his "unique exploration of language and words."

The Spanish Contemporary Engraving Museum will host until early May the work of this year's guest artist at Marbella Art Design, Alfredo ... Rapetti Mogol, who is notable for "his unique exploration of language and words." The director of the Marbella gallery, Germán Borrachero, emphasized that "he is an international figure who excels both in the realm of visual arts and in musical creation" and noted that the exhibition can be viewed starting today at 7:00 PM.

"Rapetti has a well-established international career, having participated in two editions of the Venice Biennale and exhibited in cities such as Berlin, New York, or Moscow," explained Borrachero, who added that, at the same time, he is recognized as one of the most influential lyricists in the international music scene, with collaborations with singers such as Laura Pausini, Eros Ramazzotti, Mina, Andrea Bocelli, Adriano Celentano, The Corrs, and Luis Fonsi, among others. Additionally, his work has been honored with two Grammy Awards and several international composition prizes.

The exhibition consists of a dozen works from different periods and materials and is located in the room of the great masters of Spanish informalism

His exhibition, consisting of a dozen works from different periods and materials, "is located in one of the most emblematic rooms of the museum, dedicated to the great masters of Spanish informalism, establishing a direct dialogue with historical figures such as Antoni Tàpies, Eduardo Chillida, or Fernando Zóbel," he pointed out. "It is no coincidence, as his work has a clear connection with that movement, although he belongs to a later generation; and this connection allows for a new reading of contemporary Spanish art from a more current perspective," he detailed.

Nearly three decades of career

Rapetti's work, which spans nearly three decades, combines painting, writing, and installation, articulating a visual discourse based on the fragmentation, decomposition, and reconstruction of language. The artist emphasized during this morning's presentation that "for me, the word is the root of everything; the sung word is direct and simple, while the written word is more intimate and mysterious."

"The decomposition of the word represents the search for attention and the need for deep dialogue," he stated, while specifying that "my words, simple and common phrases, are cut, recomposed, modifying the spaces between them, generating new linguistic islands and new literary segments that at first glance seem incomprehensible." He also remarked that his desire is "to engage in dialogue with those who seek meaning in things and want to understand them."

For his part, Francesco Toro, gallerist of Toro Art Gallery, indicated that Rapetti "is not only a great artist but also a great personal friend, with whom we have been working for more than ten years."