The Artistic Nativity Scene by Mario Eremita
The Holy Nativity in Bethlehem
Created during 2014 and 2015, the artwork was exhibited at the Church of San Moisé in Venice ( San Marco ) from 19 December 2015 to 19 January 2016.
Characteristics
Unique piece created entirely by the artist with mixed techniques. The materials used are: wood, plaster and French clay; the overall dimensions are 120 x 70 x 75 cm ( height ); the nativity scene is equipped with LED lighting powered by 220v electricity.
Description
The artwork is composed of scenography inspired by Middle Eastern locations and 31 ( thirty-one ) human and animal figures; the whole is designed to philologically respect the Christian religious tradition. Each part of this work was performed by the artist Mario Eremita and hand painted by the author himself; the piece is unique.
Analysis of the artwork
Mario Eremita’s Artistic Nativity Scene is made with humble and recycled materials, very common in a carpenter’s workshop: old wooden planks, part of a table; of chalk and clay.
The preciousness is not in the mere material but in the contents, in the values that this work intends to inspire.
The scenography is placed in its ideal location, in a small glimpse of Bethlehem whose buildings are characterized by white walls and domed roofs.
Idealized proportions highlight the figures rather than the architecture and they are the protagonists: 31 clay sculptures modeled and painted with all the strong and unmistakable personality of Eremita who, in addition to his passion for details, also adds a fun touch of lightness in the poses of the cat and children playing the whelks to announce the event.
Composition that intrigues and fascinates for the plastic poses, for the colors, for the clothing solutions. Absolutely contemporary in its semblance of classicism, Mario Eremita’s Artistic Nativity Scene shows us a Mary tired from the journey, from the privations of the labor of childbirth but serenely intent on breastfeeding the baby.