With a new show called GIOCHI D'ARTE (Games of art), curated by Loredana Parmesani and Carla Berioli, the ARMORY ARTE SPAZIO CONTEMPORANEO, an art gallery based in Perugia (IT), continues its research on the connections between the art and various issues operated by artists and designers, this time by proposing a review of works in which they highlighted the relations that exist between art, design, and the game world.

Through some of the works of Alexander Ciffo, Horatio Goni, Jellyface, Alessandro Mendini, Bruno Munari, Matteo Ragni Pietro Ruffo, Andrea Solvetti, Aldo Splodi, Wal, artists and designers whose work is well known for their specific research, the exhibition shows how the worlds of art and design are close to the dimension of fun and playful.

As Schiller said: Life is earnest, art is gay; we might say that today art and design, in a serious and dramatic moment, are making an effort to show their ludic possibility. Featured works focus on themes of the game through a universe of images and objects referring the world of a childhood lost but perhaps desired. And, with Schiller again, we might say that if a man is one who knows how to play, then the human being can pass through the extraordinary possibility of an imaginative game. In this adventure art and philosophy are involved with surprising proposals and, referring to Huizinga, another great theorist who reflects on the social and artistic value of the game, we can truly say that the game is a dimension that has a meaning. It is opposed to seriousness, is not insane but regulated by strict codes and, although activity of the mind, does not contain a moral function, nor virtue, nor shame. In some of the ludic works in the exposition we can see an act of freedom, the same freedom that we find in the art and that opens the doors of immagination.

In this exhibition there are some delegates of the JELLYFACE family and three new plush toys: JELLYFOSSIL. JELLYFOSSIL are cousins of JellyBone and they come to visit him from afar. They are strongly attracted by prehistory and often organize trips in search of fossils and relics from the past in order to disguise themselves. JELLYFOSSIL would like to go back in time for living in ages where nature is still pristine and extreme.

JELLYFACE has partecipated at the SEMIPERMANENT BOOK CONTEST 2009 with three artworks called Where is my home. Semi-Permanent is a design event. It consists of a conference and side events which include exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties. It’s a week long celebration of all things design. Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web Design, Photography, Visual Effects, Animation, Graffiti, Motion Graphics, Stop Motion; all these things and more. Semi-Permanent explores the diverse and exciting design world bringing together exceptionally talented artists and designers to speak at the event.