Orfeo Tagiuri

A man in a dark jacket stands beside a grey art panel with a white dotted floral design.

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Orfeo Tagiuri is the multidisciplinary artist behind a growing body of work that spans cartoons, wood carvings and photography — shaped by a childhood steeped in logic that eventually cracked open into something more emotional. After a detour from medicine into creative writing at Stanford, he found his voice in scribbles and captions, turning heartbreak, death and everyday absurdity into 1,000 drawings that became the "Little Passing Thoughts Book." Today, his practice moves fluidly between mediums, from candlelit Wish Cards to carved wooden scenes, treating melancholy with the same wit and tenderness as the rest of his work.

Semaine What’s important to you right now?

O.T. “Balance. In all ways. I’m traveling a lot at the moment so this becomes particularly vital. I’m grateful for the routines, community, collaborations that allow me to feel rooted and purposeful. Simultaneously I have a voracious appetite for all of the new experiences coming my way.”

Semaine If you were an object what would you be?

O.T. An oil lamp, landline telephone or a Bialetti.

A brass plaque on a wooden door depicts Peter Pan peeking through a keyhole, with a brass doorknob below.

Semaine Describe your taste in one word?

O.T. Imperfectionist

Semaine Where would you like to be right now?

O.T. Paris! Of course. We are about to opening an amazing exhibition at Vie Projects so it is clearly the place to be.

Travel

A black shopfront with large, lit display windows showing an empty interior, below a balcony.

"Wait for an Andrew Cranston solo show and then go to Stuart Shave Modern Art. Then wait another year and do it again."

Stuart Shave Modern Art

London, United Kingdom

8 Bennet St, London SW1A 1RP

Modern art gallery with high vaulted ceiling, exposed wooden beams, skylights, concrete floor, and small framed artworks on white walls.

"A relatively recent, ridiculously beautiful, wonderful photography programming by Tyrone Lebon."

Graces Mews Gallery

London, United Kingdom

9, 10 Grace's Mews,London SE5 8JF

Two smiling baristas behind a coffee shop counter.

"The guy there is a pro, the coffee is insane, the upstairs is usually pretty empty and a good place to lock in on work that requires focus."

Amoret Coffee

London, United Kingdom

53 Pembridge Rd, London W11 3HG

Numerous framed paintings, including portraits, landscapes, and an abstract yellow piece, are displayed on a white wall alongside a wooden chest of drawers and a beige sofa.

"Old And Interesting (Gallery) curated by Isaac Benigson on 44 Great Russell Street always has works that hold great vitality."

Isaac Benigson Old and Interesting Art

London, United Kingdom

2nd Floor 44 Great Russell Street

A dark green storefront with a large window displaying "PLASTER MAGAZINE" in black graffiti-style text over gradient colored panes, flanked by two green doors. The right door shows "PLASTER STORE" on a sign.

"Check out the Plaster Store founded by Finn Constantine & Milo Astaire. Lots of great events and even better art merch."

Plaster Store founded by Finn Constantine & Milo Astaire.

London, United Kingdom

20 Great Chapel St, London W1F 8FW

Abandoned theater with peeling yellow paint, intricate decaying ceiling, and rows of worn wooden seats facing a dilapidated stage.

"Go see a concert at Earth, Hackney. It’s a beautiful venue and hosts artists who straddle that mainstream/alt boundary pretty well (Lisa O’Neil, Bill Callahan, Jerkcurb, Buck Meek etc) 11-17 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 8BH"

Earth Venue

London, United Kingdom

11-17 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 8BH

Gallery

A smiling man in a blue hoodie displays Euro banknotes on his arm while extending his other hand forward.

Textured painting of a standing figure in a mottled top and gray pants, set in a blue room with a brown chair.

A man with a mustache and a colorful tie sits at a wooden desk in a bright room with artwork on the walls and large windows.

My Semaine

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A yellow cafe table seen from above, holding a buttered baguette, coffee in a blue cup, two eggs, water, and a silver grinder. A person's legs are visible below, with a street in the background.

“Coffee is a life force, haha, so probably not fair to classify it as an object but it is the first grounding moment of each day for me. Also the Cafe Richard cup & saucer colorways always bring me joy.”

Crédits

Membres Semaine

Crédits

The creative doing a bit of everything, on purpose.

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