dialogues, art interview

Open dialogues: IroPeinto

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by Margaret Sgarra, contemporary art curator

Etere

IroPeinto, stage name of Veronica Larotonda, is a visual artist who works using different pictorial languages, such as painting on water, the Ebrù technique and oil connected to metals. The focus of her work is centered on form, which becomes something incomprehensible and elusive, at times elusive. Furthermore, the relationship with dreams is fundamental, as it proves to be a field of investigation in correlation with the unconscious. She currently lives and works in Milan. Read more →

Open dialogues: Alice Padovani

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by Margaret Sgarra, contemporary art curator

Mangiare la luce

Alice Padovani, after a degree in Philosophy and Visual Arts, worked for several years in contemporary theater as actress and director, developing her own path as a visual artist and performer. She has exhibited in personal, collective and museum exhibitions on a national and international level, receiving numerous awards and recognitions. Her works are part of some important private and public collections in Italy and abroad.

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Open dialogues: Paola Calcatelli

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by Margaret Sgarra, contemporary art curator

Paola Calcatelli is a visual artist specialized in photography and multi-material installations with a predilection for ice and metallic materials. At the center of her research are the concepts of transformation and memory. She exhibited in many collective and personal exhibitions.

 

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Open dialogues: interview with La Chigi

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by Margaret Sgarra, contemporary art curator

Adoration (Janas), 2020

La Chigi, a multi-material artist born in Bassano Del Grappa, defines herself as “a creator of small worlds”. Her works focus on the individual struggling with existence, and with the relationships one develops during this time frame. The installations she created highlight the concept of utopian, dystopian, ordinary or extraordinary “history”. She took part in several collective and personal exhibitions, creating, among other things, participatory art projects. Currently she lives and works in Trento. Read more →

Open dialogues: interview with Veronica Bassani

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by Margaret Sgarra, contemporary art curator

Veronica Bassani was born in Faenza and trained between her hometown Bologna, Milan, Rome and Ravenna. She is the artistic director of “Sorelle festival”, president of the cultural association “Fatti d’Arte” and curator. She deals with theatre, art and cultural events in Faenza, Bologna and Milan. Read more →