WIZARD GALLERY is pleased to present Elsewhere, a two-person exhibition that puts into dialogue the works of the artists Marko Ladjusic (1967, Pelagićevo) and Benedetto Pietromarchi (1972, Rome). The title of the exhibition suggests that the point of convergence in both artists’ research is a shared reaching toward, and interest in, an “elsewhere”— whether cosmic or archetypal.
For this occasion, Marko Lađušić unveils a selection of never-before-seen abstract works from his ongoing Megastructures series, a body of work he has been developing since 2019 and which was exhibited at the 23rd Triennale di Milano.
The series emerges as an evolution of his earlier cycle Chaos (2016–2018), in which the artist explored the presence of latent order within apparent disorder.
In Megastructures, Ladjušić constructs vast mental landscapes and visual architectures using dense, mesh-like forms—“mesh systems” inspired by the large stained-glass windows of Serbian cathedrals. Each chromatic layer retains its own autonomy, yet together these ornamental motifs form a complex, ever-evolving pictorial organism. This technique gives the works a deep sense of dimensionality, evoking multiple worlds and micro-systems that surface and dissolve—much like in chaos theory, where hidden structures reveal underlying order and symmetry.
Ladjušić’s Megastructures reflect the breadth of his visual ambition—personal cosmologies that reveal a universe in perpetual flux.
Benedetto Pietromarchi’s new series of polychrome ceramic sculptures brings to life an imaginary bestiary, inhabited by hybrid and ambiguous creatures inspired by ancient medieval bestiaries.
The artist draws from the symbolic and fantastical tradition of those collections of real and mythical animals, reinterpreting it through a contemporary lens. Each work takes shape through a process of modeling and coloring ceramic, a material Pietromarchi favors as it allows him to give these figures an intense presence that feels both archaic and modern. These sculptures reflect our present moment, characterized by a widespread return to a surreal, metamorphic, and digital imaginaries. The creatures defy fixed rules; they are fluid forms suspended between the natural and the artificial, the ancient and the futuristic. Much like in the virtual world, reality and fiction merge and blur here as well.
With Bestiario, Pietromarchi invites us to explore a visual and symbolic elsewhere, where the archetypes of the past are transformed to narrate the hybridization of the digital age.
Benedetto Pietromarchi (1972, Rome) is an Italian artist and ceramicist whose poetics are rooted in the dialogue between organic matter and imaginary archaeology. A graduate in Sculpture from the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, Pietromarchi has exhibited in numerous galleries and international institutions, including Lorcan O’Neill Gallery (Rome), the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and the Royal Academy of Arts. Recent exhibitions include: Abyss (Josh Lilley, London 2023), La Natura Ama Nascondersi (VISIONAREA Art Space, Rome 2022), [adapt] (Francesca Antonini Arte Contemporanea, Rome 2022), and Back to Nature (Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa Borghese, Rome 2020).
Marko Lađušić (1967, Pelagićevo) is a painter, sculptor and multimedia performans artist. He graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 1995 at the Department of Applied Sculpture. He started working at his home faculty in 1996, where he now holds the position of full-time professor and he also teaches at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad. He had 17 solo shows and he has participated in over 90 group exhibitions regionally and internationally. He has won various awards for his work, which today is part of permanent exhibitions in public spaces, private and institutional collections. Marko's legacy is currently being created in his hometown.
Marko Lađušić takes part of the winning project ‘Infinity of Structure’ that represents Republic of Serbia at the 23rd International Exhibition Triennale di Milano Unknown. Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries.
