Artificialis

Artificialis

contemporary art / history of art

Artwork of the Month / January 2025

Conversation Cally Lotz 2024 Oil on paper 20,2 cm x 13,2 cm Cally Lotz painting “Conversation” shows a white-beige bellied jug, standing on an orange rectangle, which is in turn placed on another, blue rectangle. The background in beige shades is also indefinite as the coloured footing squares. Therefore, the only determinable element is the… (read more)

2024 revisited

Our Artworks of the Month 2024 where unexceptionally dedicated to photography. Since the first artworks were executed by photographers, we decided to continue with this technique to allow you to see various contemporary approaches. Moreover, we reviewed the Bolognese Art Week 2024 with articles about the uncountable venues of the ART CITY and the ARTE… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / December 2024

La foresta che cammina (The Walking Forest) Alessia Rollo 2023 Digital photo with analogue manipulation 170 cm x 120 cm Edition of 5 In ascending wintery woods, stands a peculiar creature. Its head and torso are coated with branches of ivy. There is no face, and the body shape is also hidden. However, the protruding… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / November 2024

Marcher sur l’eau (Walking on Water) Amélie Viale 2017 Print on Mat Supérieur paper 190g/m2 30 cm x 45 cm Edition 2/20 Amélie Viale’s photography “Marcher sur l’eau” (Walking on Water) shows a person in a red dress and with robust footwear standing on a latter, which is placed on a beach. It is most… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / October 2024

A-FIL-IATION 28 Angèle Etoundi Essamba 2022 Fine art print on dibond and plexiglas 80 cm x 80 cm and 100 cm x 100 cm Edition of 8 The photo A-FIL-IATION 28 by Angèle Etoundi Essamba is part of her series with the same name. It shows a young black woman as half-length figure in front… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / September 2024

Citrus & Glass Marie Cécile Thijs 2015 Fine Art Print on dibond with matted plex, framed limited editions Marie Cécile Thijs’ photo “Citrus & Glass” shows a green rummer glass positioned in the centre of a light brown textile surface in front a darker brown background. A half-peeled lemon is floating above the glass. The… (read more)

ArtworkS of the Month: The first five of 2024

Our five Artworks of the Month were made by six artists. The trend to photography continued. This focus doesn’t exclude other disciplines in the future.         In January, Anna Di Prospero offered her perception of the Central Station of Trieste. Instead of contenting herself in presenting the architecture, she added a mysterious… (read more)

The 60th Biennale di Venezia: Foreigners and Strangers

As already stated in our first article about the main exhibition in the Central Pavilion in the Giardini, also the second part of “Foreigners Everywhere – Stranieri Ovunque” in the Arsenale gives the possibility to discover many – for the most part of the Euroamerican public – unknown artists. These “strangers” are often coming from… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / June 2024

Untitled Manjari Sharma & Irina Rozovsky 2017 iPhone photographs presented as archival pigment prints 13 inches x 19 inches Edition of 2 The presented photographic diptych by Manjari Sharma & Irina Rozovsky is part of their series “To See Your Face” from 2017. It shows on its left part a hand mirror with a droplet… (read more)

The 60th Biennale di Venezia: Foreigners Everywhere in the Giardini

La Biennale di Venezia – 60th International Art Exhibition 20 April – 24 November 2024 www.labiennale.org The 60th edition of the International Art Exhibition was officially opened to the public on Saturday the 20th of April 2024. Until November 24, it is possible to visit the main exhibition “Foreigners Everywhere – Stranieri Ovunque” curated by… (read more)