what made you approach art and become an artist (events, feelings, experiences...)
My parents are farmers and I was born in the countryside, since I was a child I was fascinated by the colors of everything related to nature, such as leaves, soil, flowers, bird feathers, different plants, the colors of ... The skies from sunrise to sunset, when it rains, all this has always fascinated me and since childhood I started playing with colors and creating my works of art. I used colored stone, wood, different earth textures with colors. My biggest inspiration comes from Mother Nature, to whom I owe all my passion for art and colour, so I have loved her and learned to paint since I was a child and this is how I create my works. Nature, colors, love and passion describe me.
what does your artistic path look like, what techniques and themes have you experimented with so far?
I love playing with oil paints and creating my abstract artworks.
What are 3 aspects that distinguish you from other artists and make your work unique?
The colors, shapes, values and textures.
where does your inspiration come from?
My greatest inspiration and power comes from Mother Nature.
What is the purpose of your art? What visions, sensations or feelings do you want to evoke in the viewer?
Turn feelings into colors. Abstraction, textures and colors in each work of art evoke feelings, visions and imaginations in different ways in each person.
How are your works created? Spontaneously or with a long preparation process (technique, inspiration from art classics or other)?
My oil artworks are spontaneous, sometimes I am inspired by different landscapes and cultures while traveling, but mainly I let myself be carried away by my feelings and emotions, using colors and making movements as if it were an electrical discharge, almost uncontrollable movements, that's it an energy that comes out of me, these manifestations are transformed into colors and movements with the spatulas, creating textures and graphics on the canvas.
Which techniques do you prefer and if so, can you explain them?
The technique I prefer and use is oil. I love playing with oil paints on canvas, I like the smell of oil paint.
Are there innovative aspects in your work? Can you tell us what these are?
The main aspect is the way I use the colors along with the combination
Do you have a format or medium that you are most comfortable with, if so, why?
I like to use different mediums and formats, depending on my inspiration
where do you produce your work? At home, in a shared or private studio? And how is your production organized in this room?
In a private studio, everything is organized according to production needs
Does your work take you to travel to meet new collectors, to exhibitions? If yes, what benefit do you derive from it?
Yes, I find it important to meet other artists, exchange ideas, visit exhibitions and see their techniques, which often serve as inspiration, as well as increase the number of networks
How do you see your work and your character as an artist developing in the future?
I see myself triumphant, I want to be projected all over the world and make my art available to anyone who might be interested in my artwork.
What is the subject, style or technique of your latest artistic production?
Oil paint on canvas, expressionism, abstraction, using giant palette knives, paints over paints
Can you tell us about your most important exhibition experience?
Exhibition in September 2020 in Berlin, the exhibition was huge, very successful, with hundreds of visitors
If you could have created a famous work in art history, which one would you choose? And why would you choose it?
Claude Monet, water lilies, the perfect color combination because of the textures, just stunning
If you could invite any famous artist (dead or alive) to dinner, who would it be? What would you suggest him/her to spend the evening?
Picasso, eating antipasti and drinking red wine in an Italian restaurant
Olimpia Gaia Martinelli
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