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This stark monochromatic painting features a dark, charcoal-like surface that appears to have been heavily textured and worked. The composition is simple yet impactful, with the entire canvas filled by the singular, matte black hue. The artist has employed a distinctive technique of layering and manipulating the paint to create a rich, almost sculptural quality to the surface. This work exemplifies the minimalist aesthetic, where the emphasis is placed on the materiality and inherent properties of the medium itself. The artist's intention may have been to evoke a sense of contemplation and introspection through the powerful, yet subtly nuanced, visual experience. ...
Born in 1973 in Brindisi, Italy, Giuseppe Gabellone lives and works in Paris. Through his practice, which combines several mediums, Gabellone created the basis for his synthesis of the surreal, the classical and the baroque. His work is characterised by strict formal research and constant experimentation with different mediums and their idioms and materials, resulting in an analytic reflection on the use of space. Since the beginning of the 2000’s, he has been investigating different types of wall sculpture, reinterpreting traditional Italian wall relief. The work investigates the dialectics between two and three dimensions, and between representation and ornament. “Trying new things is the driving force”, he henceforth explains. He has thus set aside the production of photography of sculptures (certainly the most well-known facet of his work) to invest frontally in the sculptural field. Each new project gives way to material experimentation. ...
Over the years, the gallery has developed a programme of exhibitions with Italian and international artists, focusing on themes related to time, space and the human condition. Moving to Milan in 2003, developed a narrative connected to a nomadic attitude, using different spaces in the city. ZERO... has collaborated with national and international museums, as well as public and private institutions.