A corner of the lobby of our Luxury Retreat houses the bright colors of a work by the Italian artist Daniele Fortuna.

The artist

Daniele Fortuna was born in Milan in 1981, thanks to his passion for art he attended artist studios and art galleries among the most important in the city.

He completed his studies at the European Institute of Design in Milan, cultivating an interest in design parallel to art.

For reasons of study and work he moved for some time to Ireland, where he worked in a lighting studio, and thus an interest in wood was born, the material that will be the foundation of his sculptures.

Once he moved back to Italy he found his studio in Piacenza, where he has been working on his sculptures ever since.

His work

These unique statues consist of individual pieces of wood that are cut by hand, assembled like a puzzle and hand painted, thus transforming the material beyond recognition. His sculptures establish a connection, a bridge over time, between elements of traditional Italian art and pop-art expression.

His works often represent classical and neoclassical figures in order to not forget the vast artistic history and legacy from which we come. His intent in using these figures is to ‘popularize’ something that has always been considered intellectually superior and, as some may perceive it, to desecrate something ethereal.

Using bright colors, sometimes even glitter, on classical sculptures represents the importance of seeing the world in color – that is, appreciating every shade of color that life gives us. Color has a big impact on our mood, so if we have the possibility to use different colors it would be foolish to waste them.

The purpose is to convey joy and happiness, but also, he aims to employ the therapeutic effects of shape and color. If you see an object that gives you a positive feeling, you yourself will feel good as a result.

In some way, Daniele Fortuna carries out a return to the past through contemporaneity.

We therefore invite you to linger on the 3-headed sculpture at the entrance of our Pepita Restaurant and let yourself be carried away by emotions, because, as the artist himself says: “Art can make you see the world in a different way – it can give you something better. or worse – the important thing is that it gives you something”.