Bonzano’s Art Group, Prototek and the Castello di Uviglie Winery: the union of art, technology and territory.
HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing for art.
Exploring the human body as "architecture of the soul"
Stefano Bonzano, architect, designer, and founder of the art group, draws inspiration from the local landscape and history. His works examine the human body as an interactive architecture connecting the individual to the universe, a concept he calls “emotional physiognomics”, the study of how emotions, experiences, and inner life leave physical traces on the body.
In this context, the Castello di Uviglie Winery, custodian of over five centuries of winemaking tradition, becomes the natural stage for Bonzano’s research. Just as the historic vineyards of Uviglie reflect centuries of evolution, Bonzano’s sculptures narrate the transformation of human experience through layered forms, transparency, and metamorphosis.
HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing: a new medium for Artistic Expression
To bring his complex visions to life, Bonzano relies on HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing, a technology capable of rendering:
Intricate organic micro-details
Thin filaments and delicate textures
Complex, interwoven structures
Transparency and layered compositions
The material of choice is Nylon PA12, valued for its strength, lightness, and versatility.
This allows Bonzano to capture the body’s dynamism, internal tensions, and the pulsation of emotions, creating 3D sculptures that reveal both external forms and inner essence, akin to an X-ray of the soul.
Even in his large-scale wire sculptures and layered watercolors, Bonzano explores duality, the visible and invisible, surface and depth. HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing enables him to translate these intricate artistic concepts into durable, high-resolution physical forms.
Prototek: a reliable technological Partner
Behind the realization of Bonzano’s works lies Prototek, a leading Italian company specialized in industrial 3D printing services. Prototek supports Bonzano at every stage of the process, from validating digital files to selecting materials and performing final finishing.
This collaboration demonstrates how technology can become a true artistic medium.
As Prototek explains, “Our mission is to transform ideas into tangible material, making what was once only digital a physical reality.”
In Bonzano’s sculptures, the transformation of technical Nylon PA12 into poetic forms embodies the living structure of each artwork.
From concept to sculpture: technology amplifying emotion
Each project by Bonzano’s Art Group starts as a reflection on the relationship between body, consciousness, and environment. The introduction of HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing allows for unprecedented depth and lightness in three-dimensional sculptures.
The precise HP MJF process enables the creation of microscopic details, organic textures, and overlapping forms. Combined with Nylon PA12, it evokes the subtle tensions of the body and the flow of energy, providing a physical dimension to abstract emotions and artistic ideas.
Monferrato, Art, and Innovation: a new cultural identity
The collaboration between Bonzano’s Art Group, Prototek, and Castello di Uviglie Winery exemplifies how a territory can foster contemporary culture. In the historic cellars, where the Bonzano family produces wines using advanced technology alongside traditional methods, art engages with sustainability, innovation, biology, collective consciousness, and the evolution of species.
Bonzano’s vision contemplates a post-human future and sustainable coexistence with nature. The winery reflects this vision, managed with care and responsibility, preserving the past while embracing modernity.
The Underground Caves: a natural stage for Art
A remarkable feature of the Castello di Uviglie is its underground caves, hand-excavated for over 1,200 years. Now transformed into natural wine cellars spanning over 10,000 m², with a constant temperature of 12°C and 99% humidity, they offer perfect conditions for both wine maturation and art display.
These spaces serve as immersive stages for Bonzano’s 3D printed sculptures, where light, material, and space interact with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology, creating a unique experience that blends history, art, and innovation. Each sculpture resonates with the geological and cultural memory of Monferrato, amplifying the visitor’s sensory and emotional perception.
Conclusion: when art becomes experience and territory
The case of Bonzano’s Art Group and Prototek demonstrates that HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing is not just industrial technology, it is a language of expression capable of expanding artistic creativity. In a constantly evolving world, the union of art and technology reveals new forms of knowledge and beauty, where each sculpture is not only an object but a living entity, breathing and telling a story.
At Cantina Castello di Uviglie, every work of art embodies the territory, narrates metamorphosis, and transforms material into memory, offering a fully immersive experience where art, history, wine, and technology coexist harmoniously.
“Here, every artwork breathes the territory.
Every shape tells a story of metamorphosis.
Every material becomes memory.”
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