What prompted you to create art and become an artist (events, feelings, experiences...)?
In our family not much drawing my mother, my brother draws professionally, in addition we heard about a distant ancestor who was also a painter. I was brought up to love painting and was involved in the creative process from an early age.
What is your artistic background, the techniques and subjects you have experimented with so far?
I have a wide range of painting techniques, whether traditional techniques or those that I have discovered on my own. My main subject is the female form, I like to work on still lifes and create abstract paintings.
What are the 3 aspects that distinguish you from other artists and make your work unique?
It's hard to compare yourself to other artists, but an artist's uniqueness is undoubtedly their most important characteristic. I hope to have one.
Where does your inspiration come from?
The colour ! I can see an interesting combination of colors in nature, in everyday life, and that's what drives me to create a painting.
What is your artistic approach? What visions, feelings or sensations do you want to evoke in the viewer?
Joy and aesthetic pleasure.
What is the creative process behind your work? Spontaneously or with a long preparatory process (technical, inspiration from the classics or other)?
Idea and improvisation. My goal is that the chaos of colors be brought into a certain harmony, obviously by a synthesis of personal perception.
Do you use a particular technique? If yes, can you explain it?
Lassoing, pastosity, scraping, dabbing, smearing, spatulas, spatulas, fingers, everything works and much more... I find it hard to explain, it's easier to show.
Does your work include innovative aspects? Can you tell us which ones?
I think everything has already been done somewhere.
Do you have a format or tool that you feel most comfortable with?
No, there is no such tool, I'm interested in working with all kinds of tools and formats.
Where do you produce your work? At home, in a shared studio or in your own? And in this space, how do you organize your creative work?
I've worked in a variety of environments, but for the past six years I've been working from home in my studio.
Do you have to travel to meet new collectors, fairs or exhibitions? If so, what do you get out of it?
I went there often, to attend exhibitions and art fairs, which was always a good experience. But lately, I welcome more collectors in my offices and I communicate on the Internet.
How do you see your work and career as an artist evolving in the future?
I don't project myself into the future, yesterday there was a pandemic, today there is a war, who knows what tomorrow will bring?
What is the theme, style or technique of your latest work of art?
Image of woman, oil on canvas, expression.
Can you describe your most important exhibition experience?
My first exhibition, a modest gallery in a provincial town where I decided I wanted to be an artist.
If you could invite one famous artist (dead or alive) to dinner, who would it be? Who would you suggest they spend the evening with?
It might not be an artist of the past or the present, but an artist who is not yet born, an artist of the future.
Olimpia Gaia Martinelli
