Beyond the flat surface
Italian Spatialism challenged the idea of painting as a sealed, two-dimensional image. Surface, space and light became active material. Extroflession extends that investigation by pushing form outward, allowing volume and shadow to change with the viewer.
Alessandro Butera Studio works within this heritage while developing a contemporary language shaped by architectural commissions, the creation of each unique work entirely by hand and, in selected pieces, integrated light.
Why architects respond to relief
Relief operates between art and architecture. It has the presence of sculpture and the spatial efficiency of a wall-mounted work. Its perception depends on movement, viewing angle and illumination—the same conditions that define an interior.
This makes it particularly relevant for designers seeking work that is visually distinctive but materially connected to the room.
A living rather than historical language
The aim is not to reproduce a historical style. It is to continue an enquiry into surface and space through new commissions, scales, materials and environments. Each project becomes another answer to the same essential question: how can a wall become spatial?
