The painting features a figure in a contemplative pose, standing in front of a plain background. The muted color palette, with shades of beige and brown, creates a somber and introspective atmosphere. The figure's posture, with hands resting on the floor and head bent forward, suggests a sense of introspection or contemplation. The simple composition, with the figure and a small bowl as the central elements, draws the viewer's attention to the contemplative mood of the piece. The artist's use of abstraction and minimalist techniques evokes a sense of timelessness and universality, hinting at the piece's deeper symbolic or emotional resonance. ...
Paolo Chiasera’s multi-disciplinary work involves installation, video, painting, performance, architecture, curating and writing. These mediums often overlap in Chiasera’s analysis and staging of collective myths, cultural symbols and icons. Through manifold narratives the artist retraces the interactions between history and power, social groups, and the loss of control. For years Chiasera has addressed the complex relationship which connects people to their role models and traditions, as in the Tupac Project in 2005, a monument dedicated to Tupac Amaru Shakur, the Black Panther rapper who died in ‘96 in a Las Vegas. More recently, while the relationship between the body and architecture has remained central, his practice has focused on the medium of painting in its expanded field of appearance and use. ...
Since the gallery was established in 2018, Martina Simeti has cultivated an interdisciplinary program. Martina Simeti is deeply involved in the production process together with the represented artists, working actively to generate new opportunities for exhibition beyond its own walls.