Giuseppe Gonella was born in Motta di Livenza (Treviso) and lives and works in Berlin. His interest in visual arts is manifested since early attending the atelier of his father Angelo, artist and master of arts in the field of mosaic and glass. In 2006 he won a competition for a scholarship and one Atelier at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice. In 2008 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice.
Giuseppe Gonella
Artists
Giuseppe Gonella's paintings explore the rituals, the dreams and fears typical of modern humans and they take the viewer through mysterious landscapes with uncertain horizons, appearing as undefined illusions. His paintings detach from the reality we see and they transform memories in modern allegories. His research on the human condition digs deep between introspection and desire for freedom and it is in contrast with our society that, thanks to the mass media, creates icons that quickly fade away. His work evokes a sort of controlled chaos: textures, vivid colours, varying brushstrokes and overlapping photographs, they all work together, combining the abstract with the ethereal. The figures, that seem to float on the canvas, are swept up in a frenzy of colour and abstractio n and appear surreal and dream - like.
His main solo exhibitions are: Praestigium/Imago mundi, Fondazione Sandretto R ebaudengo, Turin, IT (2015); Map of New Art/ Imago mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, IT (2015); Intersections, Egbert Baquè Contemporary Art, Berlin, DE (2015).