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Art is
a reflection and a re-creation. It speaks in truths that require no translation. Across geography and generations, art is the original language, a communion of essence made visible, audible, and tangible.



In its many manifestations, architecture , music, theater, television, literature, installation art, video art, cinema, painting, sculpure, performance art, photography, art is not divided, but braided into a single current. Each medium is a vessel, not a boundary. The content remains unchanged: a pure signal seeking the most resonant form.

Art is the breath of thought made form. It is gesture as message, space as memory, sound as emotion. Each work is a node in a continuum, an offering that dissolves the illusion of separation between self and other, medium and message, past and possibility.

Ionone Music is an innovative music project
that transcends traditional genres, blending elements of neoclassical minimalism, ambient textures, and experimental influences. Ionone's compositions create immersive soundscapes that offer listeners a meditative and emotive auditory experience, bridging the gap between the tangible and the ethereal.
Filippo Lo Presti composer and multi-instrumentalist whose work as lonone transcends genre, weaving classical introspection, electronic experimentation, and ambient textures into a singular sonic language. Driven by a fascination with time's fluidity, his compositions act as auditory time capsules, inviting listeners to wander through eras, emotions, and imagined landscapes.
Ionone’s exploration of spirituality in music is deeply intertwined with their use of atmospheric and ambient soundscapes. His compositions often aim to evoke a sense of transcendence and introspection, creating a meditative experience for the listener. This aligns with the broader tradition of using music as a conduit for spiritual experiences.

Music

Ionone architecture
an artistic project that merges the realms of art and architecture, presents a unique and thought-provoking collection of works that challenge conventional boundaries. The projects, ranging from “Time Machine” to “Musician House,” showcase a deep exploration of themes such as impermanence, communication, and the relationship between nature and the built environment. Ionone architecture's approach to adapting traditional elements in contemporary designs is a thoughtful blend of respect for historical context and a forward-thinking vision for modernity.

It’s a project that doesn’t just create spaces but evokes thought, emotion, and a deeper appreciation for the artistic potential of architectural design. The works are a celebration of creativity and a bold statement on the transformative power of architecture.

Architecture

A Multisensory Artistic Experience
Anima Unveiled by Ionone is an ambitious artistic project with music and storytelling through a compelling interview series. Released independently in 2015, this single-track (Anima Unveiled) runs for approximately five and a half minutes and serves as the auditory centerpiece of a broader creative exploration. The interview series accompanying the project takes listeners beyond the music, offering intimate conversations and live performances from diverse artists and locations.
Together, these elements create an immersive artistic experience that transcends traditional music releases. The synergy between sound and storytelling ensures that Anima Unveiled is not merely an album but a portal into the creative minds behind its production.
Anima Unveiled ©℗ 2015 Independent Artist First release on: 2015-07-07
anima Unveiled

Between 2014 and 2015, Architectura Arte Contemporanea (AAC Gallery)
in Brescia, Italy, emerged as a profound hub for exploring the symbiotic relationship between architecture and contemporary art. Under the stewardship of Franco Mazza and Filippo Lo Presti, these exhibitions transcended mere visual displays, transforming into dynamic spaces for interdisciplinary storytelling and critical reflection.
Franco Mazza and Filippo Lo Presti Architects demonstrated extraordinary curatorial sensitivity during this period. Incorporating themes of materiality, urbanism, and spatial awareness, their work blurred the distinctions between architecture, sound, and visual arts. Each exhibition was thoughtfully orchestrated to engage the audience in a thematic journey, transforming the gallery's space into an active participant in storytelling. The curators expertly leveraged AAC Gallery's architectural context, creating an intimate and dynamic interplay between the works and their environment.
This curated series left an indelible mark on Brescia's art scene, redefining the potential of galleries as spaces for intellectual and artistic experimentation. Mazza and Lo Presti's work at AAC Gallery continues to inspire practitioners who seek to explore the intersections of architecture and contemporary art.
AAC

Pioneering the Vertical Era in Multimedia Communication
Verticalis TV, a multimedia project by Filippo Lo Presti from 2009, anticipated the now-daily format of phone screens and displays for all types of visual communication. Verticalis TV introduced a new way of communicating and a new direction in disseminating the useful and the beautiful.
Long before vertical screens became the standard for smartphones, digital billboards, and interactive media, Verticalis TV envisioned the future of visual communication. This groundbreaking multimedia project introduced a paradigm shift, setting the stage for the now-daily experience of vertical-format displays across all forms of content dissemination.

By challenging traditional horizontal frameworks, Verticalis TV explored the intuitive, ergonomic, and aesthetically powerful potential of vertical screen orientation. The project was not merely a technological experimentit was a revolution in how beauty and utility intertwine within modern visual storytelling. From digital art exhibitions to real-time news broadcasts, Verticalis TV harnessed vertical composition to enhance engagement and redefine accessibility.
Now, as the world fully embraces the vertical format, Verticalis TV stands as a testament to the foresight and creative ingenuity that first illuminated this path forward.
TV

1990 Wearable Architecture - Cartographies of the Soul
At the crossroads of a decade defined by the tension between minimalist austerity and theatrical excess, 1990 Wearable Architecture emerged as a transcendent alternative, a poetic gesture toward a more intuitive formal language, shaped by spiritual geometry and inner resonance.
This collection charts a metaphysical cartography: a map not only of cultural thresholds crossed, but of those still shimmering on the horizon. Each silhouette offers more than sartorial statement; it outlines invisible architectures that frame the body without imprisoning it. These garments inhabit the liminal space between structure and atmosphere.
The flowing sequence of rounded and elongated elements suggests movement without requiring motion. These organic contours, interrupted by a crown-like spiked motif, conjure both vulnerability and defiance. There’s an almost biomorphic energy coursing through the lines, as though the garment were alive, breathing through ink.
As an early artifacts, these sketchs read like a prelude to your later multimedia ethos, a prototype of resonance. It is a prologue to transformation.
Design

Vision
With the evolution of technological systems
representational techniques also undergo considerable changes. The limits of realization are raised, receptive frequencies expand and amplify, and other forms of expression find greater resonance in conversion to resolution systems more coherent with the requirements of the current era.
Things seen are represented, as are things imagined, and the vision of things tends to represent itself as a permanent sign in reality. Drawing translates the idea, the image of thought is externalized in the representation, the sign is.

Design Of New Words

"Lost Cities" reflects on the impermanence and timelessness of urban spaces portraying them in states of ruin and splendor. It delves into the cycles of destruction and rebirth, where cities are lost, found, and imagined. This narrative speaks to both the fragility and the resilience inherent in human creation, where every city exists in a state of transition and memory. It's a poignant reminder of how spaces hold onto histories and dreams, even as they vanish and re-emerge in different forms.

Lost cities, destroyed, burned, flooded, imagined, suspended, submerged, razed, erased; one different from the other, one lost in itself, the other forgotten. A city lost and found in every city, which discovers the way to repeat itself and then erase itself, overlapping in nothingness or only on sheets of paper where everything becomes false. Oases in the desert, with splendid cathedrals; gold, silver, and precious stones adorn the streets. Wealth and well-being can be felt in the courtyards and squares of magnificent beauty. Everything shines under the sunlight and is purified under the winter rain. The wind sweeps away the dust, and everything smells new ...
Lost Cities

Ionone's short videos
across platforms like Facebook, Vimeo, and YouTube offer a visually engaging experience, often blending abstract imagery with thought-provoking themes. The videos tend to have a minimalist yet artistic approach, using striking visuals and subtle storytelling to evoke emotions.

On YouTube, the short videos showcase a mix of experimental cinematography and symbolic narratives, creating a unique viewing experience. The Vimeo content follows a similar pattern, often featuring atmospheric sequences that complement the artistic vision.
Overall, Ionone's short videos are captivating for viewers who appreciate abstract and conceptual filmmaking. They offer a refreshing departure from conventional storytelling, making them worth exploring for those who enjoy visually driven narratives.

Short Videos

Terrestrial From The Cosmic Civilization
A collection of twelve  mixed media drawings inspired by The Cosmic Civilization composed in 1994.
The Cosmic Civilization

ARIA: A Multimedia Composition in Tribute to Art Music
by Filippo Lo Presti. Ionone
Aria is a contemporary composition rooted in the legacy of art music and inspired by the visionary work of Franco Battiato. It explores the tension between structure and transcendence, blending acoustic instrumentation with analog synthesis, spectral textures, and spatialized sound.
Built around the concept of breath as musical architecture, Aria unfolds in modular movements that evoke ritual, memory, and transformation. 

"Then came Franco’s first recordings, also on 45s, which went unnoticed, barely selling. His early appearances on RAI gave only a hint of the great era of Italian music to come. I remember the first time I heard his debut LP Fetus on 33 rpm, its layered sound and utterly unique lyrics were almost unsettling at first. Yet from that moment, he began his ascent into worlds that had once seemed unreachable, made tangible through his art"

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ARIA, short videos

People on the same planet grasp the inconsistency of matter in abstractly different theoretical formulations. With the abstraction of the geometrized form, the ecstasy of the body is not achieved, but the definitive cancellation of the object. Nomination, gestualization, body language, manifestation, theater and music, as well as architecture itself, remain isolated in the mysterious and still unknown universal system. The editing of abstractions, motivated by external arguments, is affected by the incompleteness of the limit; theaters of the total, of the politician, of the mechanic, translated into educational theaters, stage the city of tomorrow too often theorized in ideal visions that stagger between the neoplatonic and the fantastic.
The Futurist surprise and the Hollywood musical dress the corporeal city with a degree of authenticity that only the point-like sets of flying machines can know, waiting to transpose the theatrical newspaper into the uncontrolled metropolitan abstract. Tomorrow's puppets alternate between the symbolist masks, proposing the estrangement of being, but not reaching the unexpected austerity of bodily transposition into more evolved degrees of the spirit.
Theater

In Other Words for Transcendent Communication
Language, at its core, is an evolving vessel—a bridge between minds, a breath between worlds. Yet, within its structured signs and regulated sounds lies a paradox: while it connects, it also confines. *In Other Words* is an exploration of the unseen and unheard—a deliberate rejection of linguistic orthodoxy in favor of fluid expression, where meaning is formed not solely through words but through the interplay of sensations, gestures, rhythm, and silence.

This project embraces the notion that language need not be fixed, nor must it rely on conventionally understood words. It envisions a communicative space where languages intertwine, fuse, and transform, allowing for an expressive form that transcends cultural and grammatical barriers. Through movement, tone, texture, and abstraction, it seeks to construct a new, universal language—one that does not impose but emerges naturally through interaction, intuition, and shared resonance.
In Other Words

Ionone's world
highlights the transformative power of digital platforms in fostering global artistic collaboration. By connecting artists across borders, it has created a space where creativity transcends geographical and cultural boundaries.
The concept of "global connectivity" resonates with the idea that art can serve as a universal language, bridging gaps and fostering shared human experiences. It’s fascinating how platforms like this have enabled artists to not only showcase their work but also engage in meaningful dialogues that shape cultural narratives.
Ionone World, active from 2000, stands as a remarkable example of how digital platforms can revolutionize artistic collaboration and connectivity. By leveraging technology, Ionone created a virtual space where artists from diverse backgrounds could share their works, engage with global audiences, and collaborate across borders. This initiative not only amplified individual creativity but also fostered a sense of community among artists worldwide.
In summary, Ionone World exemplifies the potential of digital platforms to shape the future of art and culture. Its legacy from 2000 serves as a testament to the power of technology in fostering creativity, collaboration, and global connectivity.
World

We speak in thousands of tongues
fractured by geography and history, often struggling to bridge the chasms between us. Yet, there exists a profound, ancient, and utterly resilient language that requires no dictionary, no interpreter. It is the universal dialect of the human soul, a unique communicative force understood, in its essence, by all geographical entities, across all social, economic, and cultural divides.

Art, in its breathtaking spectrum – from the silent grandeur of architecture to the pulsing rhythm of music, from the captured emotion of a painting to the ephemeral grace of dance – is not merely decoration or entertainment. It is a collective act of translation and rewriting. Moment by moment, artist and audience engage in a dialogue that interprets raw reality and the vast landscapes of our collective imagination. A sculptor shapes stone to embody grief; a composer weaves sound to evoke joy; a dancer's leap defies gravity and speaks of aspiration. This process transcends the specific circumstances of its creation, becoming a unitary expression, a shared human utterance that bypasses the barriers that so often fragment our world.

The familiar categories we impose – painting, sculpture, theatre, cinema, poetry – are not fundamentally different languages. They are merely dialects, diverse expressions of the same profound discourse. The choice of medium – whether pigment on canvas, notes on a staff, bodies in motion, or light on a screen – does not alter the core content of the message: the exploration of what it means to be human. The specific "sign" of the artwork – a brushstroke, a chord, a gesture – sheds its purely material being the moment it is perceived. It transforms into universal discourse, a carrier wave for meaning intended to resonate within every receptive consciousness, understood on a primal level that precedes rational analysis.

Consider the power: a silent film moving audiences globally; an ancient cave painting stirring awe millennia later; a melody hummed across continents; a photograph of anguish that halts the world. Even the simplest, most immediate expressions,a fleeting facial expression capturing sorrow, an instinctive movement conveying defiance, the deliberate arrangement of stones in a garden, are part of this continuum. They are not lesser forms, but potent, condensed results of a journey of thought and feeling.

In a world often defined by division and the clamor of conflicting narratives, art stands as our indestructible communicative solution. It reminds us of our shared substrate of experience, love, loss, joy, fear, wonder, the search for meaning. It speaks directly to the heart and the gut, bypassing the limitations of spoken language and the prejudices of ideology. It is the bedrock upon which empathy can be built, the silent testament to our common humanity. To engage with art, in any form, is to participate in this ancient, vital, and truly universal conversation, the conversation that defines us, connects us, and ultimately, sustains us. It is, quite simply, humanity's first language, and perhaps, its most enduring one.

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