{"id":4403,"date":"2026-04-30T13:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauropaolini.com\/?page_id=4403"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:01:31","slug":"il-sole-folle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mauropaolini.com\/en\/il-sole-folle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mad Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Mad Sun<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sculpture, Light, Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u2014 The Idea of the Sun<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I wanted to create a sun in clay, to place on a wall in my home.
\nA sun with which to establish something similar to an emotional dialogue.<\/p>

Not a simple decorative element, but an artwork capable of transmitting joy and light through form and color. From the very beginning, I sought to represent a new, contemporary sun\u2014far from traditional depictions\u2014something with its own identity and a living presence within space.<\/p>

For me, the sun is not only a symbol: it is a force, an energy that runs through everyday life and that can inhabit places.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u2014 The Driving Force<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My research comes from a deep necessity.
\nAt the age of seventeen, I experienced a trauma that radically changed the way I lived: an accident that, beyond preventing me from walking, made me glimpse a closed future \u2014 sad, full of regret.<\/p>

Unable to accept that outlook, I searched for a way out. At first, I found it in music, which became my lifeline. As I grew older, continuing to search for the happiness I felt was possible, I chose to pursue visual art.<\/p>

Working with clay became a way to free myself, to dissolve mental chains, and to give form to a creative call I felt as essential.
\nI consider myself a creator, a small craftsman who seeks, through matter, to imprint joy, lightness, movement, and time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u2014 The Birth of the First Sun<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In 1996 I decided to model my first sun.
\nTo give the sculpture greater visual strength, I created it inspired by the compass rose.<\/p>

A central circular body, and around it, detached rays.
\nIn the center I impressed two eyes, a nose, and a mouth: a representation suspended between mask and face. Not a human face, but a presence\u2014a generic, symbolic creature meant to represent safety, stability, and energy.<\/p>

Around the core I arranged the rays:
\nfour large ones at the cardinal points\u2014north, south, east, and west;
\nfour medium ones at the intercardinal points;
\neight smaller ones placed in the intermediate spaces.<\/p>

Their variety and arrangement were meant to evoke movement and action. On each ray, I developed a decoration recalling flames\u2014flames of fire, flames of the sun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2014 An Object That Inhabits Space<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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With the same style and form, but through different techniques, firings, and colorations each time, I have continued to rework this sun, creating many different suns\u2014distinct and unique.<\/p>

The Mad Sun is a handcrafted artwork, entirely made by hand.
\nIt is offered in different models, but each sun remains unrepeatable.<\/p>

And it is precisely because it is \u201cmad\u201d that it enters homes freely:
\nit adapts to a wall, fits behind a sofa, above a bed, on top of a door, or on an exterior wall overlooking a garden or terrace.<\/p>

It is a new decorative art object, designed for both indoor and outdoor spaces, an alternative to the traditional painting, capable of giving space a new breath.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2014 An Open Work: Participation and Uniqueness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Mad Sun is not a closed object.
\nIt asks for the participation of the person who welcomes it.<\/p>

Not only in choosing where to place it, but also in how to arrange its elements: the rays can be brought closer together, creating a compact and intense form, or spaced apart, like an explosion of color and light.<\/p>

In this dialogue between artwork and space, between artist and viewer, the sun continues to transform.
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\u2014 A Sun for the Home<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My idea is to create a Mad Sun<\/strong> whose rays can illuminate the home that hosts it\u2014not only physically, but emotionally.<\/p>

Each sun carries a gesture, a pressure, a time.
\nIt is an object that lives, that changes with the gaze of those who observe it, that invites a relationship made of light, warmth, and joy.<\/p>

A sun that does not remain hanging on a wall, but truly enters the space and life of those who encounter it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2014 A Unique Piece, Each Time<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Although different models exist, no Sun is ever the same as another.
\nIts form, color, and arrangement of rays change.
\nThe emotion it evokes changes.
\nThe way it illuminates space changes.<\/h4>

The Mad Sun seeks to bring joy, warmth, and movement into every home\u2014and to become something new each time.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u2014 Map of the Suns<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Each sun is born with a different character.
\nIf you don\u2019t know where to start, simply follow what you seek for your space:<\/p>

\u2013 If you desire a work that calms, embraces, and creates atmosphere<\/strong>, leaving room for breath, meet the Suns of Stillness<\/em><\/a>
\u2013 If you are looking for a presence that asserts itself, orients, and gives character,<\/strong>\u00a0enter the Suns of Fire<\/em><\/a>
If you want to bring into space movement, rhythm, and lightness<\/strong>\u00a0explore the Suns of Joy<\/em><\/a>
\u2013 If you are drawn to a work that looks back at you, expresses itself, and creates relation,<\/strong>\u00a0discover the Suns of Encounter<\/em><\/a>
\u2013 If you love freer forms that narrate, deviate, and surprise,<\/strong>\u00a0let yourself be guided by the Suns of Journey and Vision<\/em><\/a><\/p>

No need to choose with the mind.
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