Unique
Every artwork is a one-off physical piece, not a serial decorative product.
The artist and the Studio
A research into surface, space and changing light.
From the province of Palermo, Alessandro Butera creates unique handmade artworks in dialogue with architecture, Italian Spatialism and contemporary interiors.
Alessandro Butera · Palermo, 1971
Experience became artistic language.
Alessandro Butera entered the art world in 1992 and spent 22 years as an art dealer in the high-end Italian art market, working directly with collectors, galleries and critics. That formative experience shaped a lasting attention to the artwork as a cultural, material and spatial presence.
In 2014 he founded Alessandro Butera Studio and focused his practice on the tension between surface and volume. Extroflessed works move beyond the flat image: relief, shadow and viewpoint continually reshape what the viewer sees.
1992–201422 years in the art market
2014Studio founded
PalermoSicilian roots
UniqueEach work made by hand
Video biography
Alessandro Butera, in his own words.
From twenty-two years in the art market to the founding of his artistic Studio in 2014.
Inside the practice
Painting, forming and installing.
Three moments from the artist’s working process, from the painted surface to the work’s encounter with a real interior.
The research
The wall becomes an active field.
The Studio’s research develops in dialogue with the legacy of Italian Spatialism and the investigations of Lucio Fontana and Agostino Bonalumi. It is not a repetition of a historical language, but a contemporary enquiry into how a surface can enter real space.
Natural and architectural light reveal folds, projections and recesses differently through the day. In selected works, integrated LED is part of the composition itself. Alongside wall reliefs, the practice includes freestanding abstract sculpture and large, chromatically intense abstract painting, ranging from gestural works to geometric compositions.
Concept visualisation
Artificial light as artistic material
From relief to perceptual movement.
In selected works, LED light is not an accessory added to illuminate the object. It is an active material within the composition: it reveals otherwise hidden planes, alters depth and extends the work into the surrounding wall and space.
This original and distinctive line of research represents a further step towards a perceptual kinetic dimension. The artwork does not need mechanical movement: it changes through illumination, switching between luminous states, ambient light, the passing of time and the viewer’s position. Space, light and matter become a single evolving field.
Current illuminated works can use a discreet AAA battery supply with an on/off switch. Where the architectural project allows cabling behind the artwork, the LED system can also be connected to the building’s electrical installation.
One by one
Real works, made entirely by hand.
Architectural
Scale, depth, light and viewpoint are considered in relation to the space.
International
The Studio works from Sicily with architects, designers, galleries and collectors worldwide.
Project experience
From artistic concept to installation.
The Studio is a single point of contact for concept, design, production and installation coordination. It works with architecture and interior design studios, luxury hospitality, contract teams, developers, yacht designers, galleries and qualified collectors.
Its project experience includes commissions from international design studios and collectors for private and premium interiors.
View selected projectsPublic dialogue
Exhibitions, design and editorial contexts.
In 2023 the City of Palermo hosted the anthological exhibition “Viaggio alla ricerca della bellezza” at San Mattia ai Crociferi. The work has also entered design, fashion and communication contexts through Door · La Repubblica, Elle and the wefox campaign.
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Share a plan, wall elevation or project brief. The Studio collaborates internationally with architects, interior designers, art consultants, hospitality groups and yacht designers.
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