Elisa Bertaglia

Elisa Bertaglia

BornNationalityBased In
1983ItalianBrooklyn
Biography

Elisa Bertaglia (1983, Rovigo, Italy) is an Italian visual artist based in Brooklyn, who in her artistic research, freely pursues layers of experimentation by using changing mediums and techniques. Despite starting her career primarily as a painter, in recent years Bertaglia’s practice has become more eclectic and experimental, leading her to create wall drawings, sculptures, ceramics, installations, large or small scale paintings, and site-specific projects. Through a philosophical and conceptual approach, the artist investigates symbols in contemporary society and its short circuit which in recent years brought forth an identity and communication crisis. In particular, she analyzes the symbol as a semantic threshold in which a signifier and a meaning merge to communicate a universal message. Her research is strongly influenced by oriental philosophical doctrines, which develops a peculiar vision of time and space in her work. As demonstrated from the titles of her work, Bertaglia’s work is open to different spheres of influence. Among these, literature and cinema have always played a central role. ...

Selected Artworks
Hic sunt Dracones
Elisa Bertaglia
Hic sunt Dracones, 2020
130 x 100cm
Hic sunt Dracones
Elisa Bertaglia
Hic sunt Dracones, 2020
110 x 90cm
Enchantment
Elisa Bertaglia
Enchantment, 2024
30 x 23cm
Brambles
Biennals
Venice Biennial2011 - Venice
Venice Biennial2011 - Venice
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