This contemporary artwork features a captivating interplay of colors and shapes. The composition is dominated by organic, abstract forms rendered in a muted palette of grays, purples, and earthy tones. The prominent vertical elements, reminiscent of towers or pillars, contrast with the surrounding clusters of amorphous, colorful shapes. The style suggests an expressive, emotive approach, with the artist's brushwork and layering of pigments creating a sense of depth and movement. This evocative piece invites the viewer to ponder its symbolic or allegorical significance, reflecting the artist's unique perspective on the human experience. ...
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. ...
