On Sunday, 19 October, at 5pm Villa Rondinelli is pleased to invite you to “in piena luce, tra le cose” (in full light, among things), a solo exhibition by Ovidiu Leuce (
@ovidiuleuce ) specifically conceived to engage with the architectural and natural spaces of Villa Rondinelli.
Curated by Marco Mazzi (
@marcomazzi_flow ), the exhibition features a series of works spanning a variety of media, all sharing a relationship of mutual influence and organic evolution – from ceramics, to drawing, painting and collage – thoughtfully placed in the space as if engaging in a silent dialogue with light, time and vegetation. Here, the works are presences that actively inhabit the space, where they appear to grow from the ground or take root in the walls. The surfaces, marked by stratifications and fractures, evoke natural processes rather than formal compositions. They do not represent nature, but rather share with it their principle of continuous transformation. This organic approach is not only peculiar to Leuce’s installation at Villa Rondinelli, but permeates his artistic practice as a whole.
The event will feature a music performance by Mattia Abballe (
@mattia_abballe ).
Ovidiu Leuce (Zalău, România, 1981) lives and works in Cluj Napoca.
He studied at the University of Arts and Design in Cluj-Napoca and the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
His work is characterised by the use of collage and ceramics as a natural expression of painting in space. His artistic production is composed of paintings, ceramics and drawings that are the representation of inner landscapes that have emerged from real experiences, personal memories and literary sources.
He has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at the Pastificio Cerere Foundation in Rome (IT), MAXXI Museum in Rome (IT), Mark Rothko Art Center in Daugavpils (LT), Rosalux Gallery in Berlin (DE), Villa Medici Academy of France in Rome (IT), Divario Gallery in Rome (IT), Art Museum in Cluj Napoca (RO), Revoltella Museum in Trieste (IT), Centrul de Interes in Cluj Napoca (RO), I.C.R. Venezia (IT) among others.
Villa Rondinelli
Via Bandini 15,
San Domenico, (FI)
Sunday 19. 10. 2025
Opening: 5 pm
Concert by Mattia Abballe: 5:30 pm