Natural stone is an eternal material
Now in its 59th edition, Marmomac returns to Verona from September 23 to 26 to showcase the role of stone in contemporary design.
Ariatti paints groups of figures with a hyper-photographic precision functional to the possibility of probing their psychological depth and the intensity of human interrelations.
The artist focuses mostly on faces and their turning into a micro-social group, as also underlined by the general title given to her group of works: Legami – Ties. What interests the artist in her painting, is the possibility of highlighting a relationship between the subjects of the work and the artist, and fostering a dialogue with the viewer.
16-year-old niece – being portrayed since her birth – who has reached an age when the inner dimension is full of dreams and at the same time of unfathomable mystery. This life condition may be extended to the modes through which the artist presents the female identity in general in her other works, with an “ambiguity” generating complexity.
If from a stylistic point of view Joffe's emotionally dense and fast painting recalls the all-over, the soft contours, the decorative values of fabrics found in Matisse; Ariatti aspires instead to the hard-edged intensity of Renaissance saints.
The polarity of these painting strategies emerges also from the time required to complete their works: while for Chantal Joffe it has taken five months to paint the four portraits of her niece Moll, Alessandra Ariatti has dedicated four years of her artistic life to portray the three family groups presented in Legami.
from 12 October 2014
Ritratto di donne
Collezione Maramotti
via Fratelli Cervi 66, Reggio Emilia
Marble matters– exploring Carrara’s legacy
Sixteen young international architects took part in two intensive training days in Carrara, organized by FUM Academy and YACademy, featuring visits to the marble quarries and a design workshop focused on the use of the material.