contemporary art

Some interviews are special from the outset. The interview with Alice Lotti is a dialogue that spans form, colour, the city and vision. It is the voice of a designer, illustrator and street artist who has managed to combine thought and mark, aesthetics and commitment, public projects and personal research. She described her studio surrounded […]

Here we are: December has arrived with its somewhat timid light and endless to-do list, but I’m here to share the contemporary art exhibitions selected, as every month, by Alice Traforti. In this post, you’ll find only exhibitions that will make you want to linger a few minutes longer in front of a work, perhaps […]

There are encounters that are unforgettable, and this is one of them. Studi d’artista today opens up a special conversation with Jago, an artist who needs no introduction, but who has agreed to really listen. What you are about to read is not just a dialogue, but a real encounter with a man and an […]

In an age where everything moves quickly — images, scrolls, digital content — artist Mario Stefano chooses slowness. His paintings are not shown in their entirety on social media, nor are they captured on a screen: they are experienced live, breathed in up close. In this new interview for Studi d’artista, Mario Stefano tells us […]

Painter, architect, designer, theorist: Massimo Scolari (Novi Ligure, 1943) is one of those figures who defies definition. A professor at the IUAV University of Venice from 1973 to 2000 and visiting professor at Harvard, Yale and the Cooper Union in New York, he has trained generations of architects, leaving a profound mark also as an […]

After our journey through the wooden works of Martalar in the mountains of northern Italy (read the interview here), we return to the south to meet another artist deeply connected to his land: Mauro Patta. We are in Sardinia, the most authentic Sardinia, far from the postcards and close to the truth. Mauro welcomes us […]

November is the perfect month to visit an art gallery: outside, the days are shorter, but inside, ideas come to life. This month, contemporary art speaks with the voice of words (Isgrò), with that of nameless faces (Öğüt), with the lightness of paper (Manzo), with the breath of the mountains (Scolari) and with the impossible […]

Giulio Turcato (1912–1995) was one of the most innovative artists of the Italian post-war period. A leading figure in the abstract art scene, he was able to combine formal experimentation with political commitment, always maintaining a curious, radical, and open-minded outlook on the world. In 1947, he was one of the founders of the Forma […]

October is one of the best months to visit exhibitions: the air becomes crisp, cities fill with cultural events, and museums open their doors to new exhibitions. Once again this year, the Italian autumn offers a rich panorama, with established artists and young voices recounting the present through different languages, from painting to photography, from […]

Some interviews start off on the wrong foot, like a mountain trail. The meeting with Martalar—aka Marco Martello—was like that, but it was precisely that initial sense of bewilderment that allowed our Laura Cappellazzo to find the right questions. Martalar’s monumental wooden works, from the Vaia Dragon to the Lagorai Wolf, are not just sculptures, […]

Some artists paint with oil paints, others sculpt marble. Maria Lai, on the other hand, chose needles, thread and fabric to tell her story of the world. Hers is not just visual art, but a poetic gesture, an intimate narrative, an invisible connection between people, places and memories. In this post, I will take you […]

With Studi d’Artista, this time we move to the mountains, between the waters of Lake Santa Croce and the trails of the Farra d’Alpago Nature Reserve, to meet Giorgio Vazza, a multifaceted artist who intertwines nature, memory, and community. His art stems from a deep pain, that of the Vajont tragedy, and is transformed into […]