Lorenza Sannai
Artist Statement:
My pictorial research constantly investigates abstract geometries and color. And my curiosity about the sense of space leads me to study its continuous becoming, to explore its measure and definition by combining colors and materials capable of creating perceptive differences. In my painting, particular attention is given to how the bristles of the brush furrow the paint so that light impresses its essence on the gaze. In the schemes that I construct, I insert three-dimensional hints that distort perspective rules, leading the viewer to reconstruct the volumes. The movement of our body around the painting reveals shapes and combinations that make the work a construction in continuous evolution. My works want to represent a feeling of limit, inside and outside, true and false, near and far, small and large, light and darkness.
Artist Biography:
Lorenza Sannai (1969). Lives and works in Hudson (NY) and Valeggio sul Mincio (VR) Italy). An early attraction to art leads her to approach both traditional and modern techniques. After completing her studies, spending time in various cities in Italy and abroad allows her to refine her practice. Her art has been linked to a strand that has roots in Italian Abstractionism and has connections with American, German and Japanese modern cultures. Fascinated by geometry, she paints in vivid colors on board, canvas and paper and extends her painting into large installations. Her works have been included in several group and one-person exhibitions in Italy and other countries.
Of note: 2013 – a residency at the Great Poor Farm Experiment #5, Waupaca County – Wisconsin, USA, Michelle Grabner, curator. 2018 – invited to the Lissone Prize at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lissone, Italy, Alberto Zanchetta , curator. 2022 – Corraini Editore published the book “Lorenza Sannai – Beyond Measure”. 2023 – the Ewing Gallery of Art +Architecture in Knoxville, TN acquired two of her paintings. Exhibition curated by Sannai: 2022 – “Nel Frattempo / Meanwhile #3”, contemporary art show in Valeggio s/Mincio, Verona, Italy. 2015 – “10 WAYS “, a group show of 10 members of the American Abstract Artists association in Derbylius Libreria Galleria d’Arte, Milano – Italy, traveled to Bonn and Berlin in Germany and then to Paris, France. Collaborations with galleries: Galerie Gris, Hudson, NY; Hal Bromm, New York, NY; Spazio Arrivabene2, Mantova, Italy; Studio la Citta, Verona, Italy; Spazio E_EMME, Cagliari, Italy; dr. julius | ap, Berlin, Germany; Sabine Wachters Fine Arts , Knokke, Belgium.
AAA:
Member Since: 2014
