Fusing Film and Sculpture “A Unique Artistic Lens”: Special guest Claudio Marcotulli

Claudio Marcotulli is a filmmaker born in Venezuela; from his early days growing up in Caracas, his passion for aerodynamics, filmmaking, and the arts grew tremendously every day until he had the opportunity to train as an Aeronautical Engineer. As Claudio Marcotulli continued his education in the early 2000s, he received his B.F.A. from Emerson College in Boston and M.F.A degree from the Miami International University of Art and Design in 2005. Since then, his work has been exhibited internationally and has received support from South Florida PBS, The Knight Foundation, and MDC Live Arts, among others.Claudio is a Miami-based artist, working predominantly in media, sculpture, and performance to create works investigating his interest in technology and nature by illuminating existential questions around these subjects. His projects range from sculpture and performance installations to film and digital imagery, often referencing memory, natural elements, and climate change issues with a surrealistic approach.Marcotulli also explores principles of aerodynamics that reveal the science and poetry behind flight mechanics. He has been an artist in residence at Live Arts Miami’s Lab Alliance (2018), Mana Contemporary Miami (2019-2020), and Laundromat Arts Space since 2021.He is a Miami-based artist who uses sculpture, installation, and film to create works that investigate his interest in nature and physics. Flight by illuminating existential questions around these subjects. His three-dimensional works and films often reference the universe’s origins, memory, and other cosmic questions: Clandestina, Miami International Airport, Miami Gallery, and AIRIE, among others. His films have been part of selections by the Miami International Film Festival, ScreenDance Miami, and over twenty international film festivals. He has also received awards and funding support from the Knight. Marcotulli has resided with Correlation Contemporanea, Peru, Casa GIAP, Mexico, and MDC Live Arts Miami Lab Residency.Link:www.claudiomarcotulli.com