Secret Essence of Italy is very excited to present Shapes of Light, the first solo exhibition in New York by Paolo Campagnolo, at Time Arts Gallery, 178 Bleecker Street, from January 17 to 23.
Many of Paolo Campagnolo's pieces are in private collections worldwide. Notably, Bulgari has commissioned three iconic portraits of Liz Taylor displayed in their boutiques in Moscow, Russia; Paris, France; and in their flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York.
The exhibition features some of the most important masterpieces by Campagnolo, Arazzi, and the new series of Grimaces and Masks.
Causality and action guide Paolo's pictorial language, which finds, in the reflected light, the ideal way to communicate with the observer. Pigmented glues, gold and silver leaves, metal and canvas, are attacked by the action of acids for coloring. Canvases and celluloid are cut and shaped by hand, painted with iridescent, metallic colors before being exposed to combustion, or treated with acids to bring out the luminescent surfaces. Thus, the articulated surfaces are defined by points of light, spreading out in different directions, creating yet more color. The combination of colors within the tapestry creates depth, movement, and even a 3-D effect. This alchemic process renders tapestries part painting and part sculpture.
In Paolo Campagnolo's artworks, colors and matter blend with the light that surrounds them, expressing and evoking the world of the unconscious, the inner world, the dream.
The Gallery is open Monday - Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm.
To make an appointment after business hours, please contact Liria Ingallina.
Opening reception - January 19, 2022, from 7 pm to 9 pm.
For further information:
Liria Ingallina
ingallinaliria@gmail.com / mob. (718) 210 - 7504
About the Artist
Paolo Campagnolo was born in Rome in 1965. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. From 1989 to 1995, he lived between London, Berlin, and Rome and worked all over the world from Istanbul to Tokyo, from New York to Sidney, always deepening and researching new pictorial languages. Currently, he lives in Rome and Venice.
For many years he worked with Salvo Biondo as the artistic duo Campagnolo-Biondo.
The artist creates works commissioned by collectors in Europe, the Middle East, and Australia and exhibits in international galleries as well as in residential and commercial spaces.
About Secret Essence of Italy
Secret Essence of Italy is a project conceived by Liria Ingallina, an Italian professional with a long and prestigious experience in public relations and communications. SE of Italy aims to promote emerging and independent Italian artists and designers throughout the USA - starting from New York City to expand its horizons to Miami and Chicago - combining art and design fairs and events, special charitable projects, and cultural exhibitions.