Osanna Visconti di Modrone

Ossana Visconti's first major show in the United States will open Wednesday, May 20th at Maison Gerard.

The Milanese artist who works in bronze using with the ancient method of lost-wax casting, will present over a dozen unique pieces — screens, lamps, tables, consoles, and accessories formed in the shape of branches, scattered leaves, blooming flowers, and bamboo.

Nature is Visconti’s enduring source of inspiration: “In the quietude of a walk in the woods, my attention is captured by a leaf, a flower, a fallen branch. One out of hundreds. I select it and collect it. It’s a gift from nature that I celebrate through my creative spirit and then freeze in time by transforming it into a piece of bronze. Yes, what I love most about my work is the sense of eternity, immortality.”

The opening on Wednesday, May 20th, at 6:00pm, will coincide with Greenwich Village's bi-annual Neighborhood Gallery Walk, and the last night of Villa Albertine's yearly Oui Design lineup.