CHIAOZZA is the collaborative practice of Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao. The studio explores play and craft across a range of mediums, including sculpture, painting, works on paper, installation, design, and public art. Their work has been showcased in prestigious venues, including the Coachella Art & Music Festival in Indio, California, where they created a major installation featuring 32 sculptures. Adam Frezza holds a Master’s degree in Drawing and Painting from the University of Florida and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Flagler College. Terri Chiao earned a Master’s degree in Architecture from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Studies and Art History from Brown University. Founded in 2011, their studio celebrates creativity and innovation, blending artistic expression with a playful and conceptual aesthetic that continues to captivate a broad international audience.
Artwork description
Since 2011, the collaborative duo CHIAOZZA has created sculptures, paintings, works on paper, and installations inspired by Play and close encounters with the natural world. Over the course of this time, an internal lexicon describing imaginary botanical forms has enrooted in CHIAOZZA’s practice. One of these forms, the Giro, refers to a tall, stalky shape topped with a sphere. Loosely inspired by mushrooms, eroded geological formations, and coral, the tower-like forms stand like quiet sentinels, playful pillars, and stoic beacons in the landscape.