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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Factory, 2026 Digital Pigment Print, image 50×70 cm Framed: 62×82 cm, pine Edition of 7 + 2 AP #blender #b3d #photography #Digitalart #surreal #fakereality

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Making more computer part sculptures that look like super old kids toys. This is a NVMe SSD NVMe SSD 01, 2026 2,2 x 8 x 0.3 cm Wood, Paint #contemporaryart #sculpture #visualart #homelab #ssd

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Here's a sketch/picture I made a while ago - not sure if I want to turn it into a whole work #blender #b3d #digitalart #visualart #scaffolding #surreal

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here's another picture I made in #blender, called Factory Factory, 2026 Digital Pigment Print, image 50×70 cm Framed: 62×82 cm, pine Edition of 7 + 2 AP Exhibition Photo by Dávid Biró at Horizont Galeria in Budapest

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some of the 3D Paper Models I use for my pictures. These are assets from 3D programs such as #blender or #substancepainter #photography #3dmodel #b3d #contemporaryart

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My artworks were used for the latest Steinbrener / Dempf & Huber Wandzeitung written by Klaus Speidel. read it here: diewandzeitung.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/64-maschinen-lernen-nicht/ #klausspeidel #steinbrenerdempfhuber #jakobuhl #glockengasse #vienna #contemporaryart #visualart #ai

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Another one of my new sculptures - this is a 2,5" SAS HDD, which are used a lot in data centers. 2,5" SAS Drive, 2026 10 x 7 x 1,5 cm wood, paint #visualart #sculpture #harddrive #components #wood #carving #computer #pc

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'll post some more works in progress or just non-finished-side-works. Like this. #digitalart #blender #visualart #contemporaryart #b3d #ocean #sundown

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'll also make some prints of these new wooden tech sculptures. "Phone-Based Childhood". #art #visualart #phone #theanxiousgeneration #photography

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Been working on new sculptures - something completely different I'll share the first one with you here. The working title is "Phone-Based Childhood". Thank you @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social for the great book : ) Phone 01, 2026 16 x 6 x 0,6 cm, wood, paint #art #sculpture #visualart #phone #wood

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Rendered Art Packaging, 2026 Digital Pigment Print, image 40×50 cm Framed: 42×52 cm, pine Edition of 7 + 2 AP #exhibition #gallery #contemporaryart #photography #digitalart #visualart #blender

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Small Bush Sculpture, 2026 Digital pigment print, Forex, MDF Framed: 30×60×20 cm I started making these real-life set-piece sculptures when translating my 3D and small scale model assets back to real life #contemporaryart #visualart #blender3d #sculpture #gallery

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Bob's House, 2026 Digital pigment print, image 50×70 cm Framed: 80×107 cm, american nut Edition of 5 + 2 AP Shown at Horizont Galeria at my show Digital Doubles It was really nice to do something in black and white again. #photography #contemporaryart #visualart #bwphotography #house #gallery

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Here are exhibition views from my first gallery show "Digital Doubles", at Horizont Gallery in Budapest. 📸 by David Biro #contemporaryart #gallery #visualart #artart #Budapest #photography #Digitalart #blender #exhibition

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Had an artist talk with Eva Maria Stadler at my show "The Seamless Switch" at Stadtgalerie Raumimpuls in Waidhofen, Austria. #contemporaryart #visualart #exhibition #artisttalk #evamariastadler

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Exhibition Views from my solo show "The Seamless Switch" at Stadtgalerie Raumimpuls in Austria. The title refers to the moment in a film when the camera transitions unnoticed from a live-action scene to a digital double. #contemporaryart #visualart #photography #Digitalart #gallery #exhibition

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

My first gallery solo show is coming up. Opening March 25th at Horizont Gallery in Budapest. www.horizontgallery.com/exhibitions #visualart #contemporaryart #gallery #soloshow #artist #digtalart #photography

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

cooking up some new stuff for my solo at Horizont Gallery. #artist #studio #VisualArt #contemporaryart

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Beach Wheel Crate, 2026 Plywood, Pine, Beach Wheels 70 x 70 x 70cm This is a sculpture that I made for my show "The Seamless Switch" at @stadtgalerie_raumimpuls. #exhibition #gallery #arthandling #crate #wheels

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Close-Up of Paper Bush, 2025 Inkjet Print, Rendered Image 112 x 285 cm Edition of 5 Taken with a really old Kodak lens from a graflex Camera. #photography #gallery #visualart #artart #exhibition #camera #whitecube

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Carlo and Things, 2025 Digital pigment print 220 x 60 cm, alu sheet frame #blender #photography #visualart #artart #exhibition

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Shooting exhibition views of my current solo show "The Seamless Switch" at Stadtgalerie Raumimpuls. #visualart #contemporaryart #artart #gallery #exhibition #timelapse #photography #digitalart

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

another #blender rendered object on a real life plate. I used the real version of this clipboard for the "Letterbox Gallery" project. #visualart #studio #artist #illusion

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Bokeh Bush is a rendering of a photorealistic digital bush where the Rays (the digital equivalent to photons) travel through a simulated anamorphic lens. All of the glass elements from the real lens are rebuilt digitally. #visualart #art #blender #b3d #gallery #fineart #contemporaryart #bokeh

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

======= Billboard (Photo Version) 2025 Photograph, Inkjet Print 152 x 119 cm Edition of 5 ====== Another picture from my diploma show "Level of Detail". This is a photograph of a model billboard in Izmir. ====== #cinematic #visualart #artist #blender #photography

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

can't stop making these animations. this is a sculpture I made called "Triple A". In this short video, I made it bounce like an item that's ready to be collected in a videogame. #blender #animation #visualart #contemporaryart #digitalart #videoart

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Another cable picture ========= Outlet_11 100*100 cm 576MP Render ========= #digitalart #contemporaryart #blender #b3d #diy #electric #engineering #cables #art #cgi #render

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

made another cable print. I also made an online shop where I will sell some prints at affordable prices. www.carlozappella.shop #art #artist #contemporaryart #photography #blender #digitalart #b3d #gallery #print #paper #DIY #cables #electric #homeimprovement #engineering #electrician #maker

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

What a fake world. Behind the scenes pictures from my current project. #blender #contemporaryart #artart #fineart #contemporaryart #photography

3D textures printed on paper and folded into miniature models.

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I 3d modeled a holder thing for an old Iens I want to use for my current art project. It's a vintage Kowa 16H Anamorphic adapter #cad #art #fineart #contenporaryart #photography #artart #artist #3dprint #anamorphic

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Carlo Zappella @ctrlo.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Small excerpt from my current project. Here I'm printing the textures from 3D models and build them out of paper. #art #contemporaryart #digitalart #blender #b3d #photography #studio #artart

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