Carla Battaglia

CARLA BATTAGLIA

Location: Italy

Carla Battaglia lives in Reggio Emilia (Italy).
Carla inherited her interest in drawing and painting from her father. Although she studied and worked in non-artistic institutions, she never stopped cultivating her passion for art. She has always been attracted by colour, in all its hues, a source of strong emotion for her.
In the last 15 years, with more time available for her personal interests, she was able to experiment new techniques, and combinations of them. She developed her technique in acrylic at the Kuntojskholen in Holbaek (Denmark), where she attended International Summercourses in painting.
"Carla Battaglia made the choice of giving “importance to colour, in every hue; shape is secondary”. Her informal style puts emphasis on chromatic tones which, as in a fabric, create a texture of intricate coloured threads on the canvas. In the geometries and the superposition of patterns which are perceived, we find sometimes imperceptible images that wish to be transmitted to us, hidden among colour patches and lines. In this case, it's up to us to find the shape, to perceive and discover it (if we really feel the need of it) among the hues, the soft textured surfaces and the fluctuating shades."
Margherita Calzoni
“Her works all hinge on colour, which holds a special fascination for her. A marvellous world that shines with vivid, sharp, clean colours. Elegant weaves and overlaps are slowly unveiled, allowing us to glimpse deep, mysterious spaces beyond their layered barriers. The shadows look like sketched figures, but that might just be our imagination or a desire to uncover the mysterious and is an interpretation to be wary of. Perhaps the only true master here is the colour, a means and an end for dramatic, engaging expression”.
From “Il Melograno” art gallery, Livorno


Portfolio:

2014-2015 WORKS

Mixed media on canvas
(acrylic, tissuepaper and other)

GEOMETRIE I DI PAESAGGIO “GEOMETRIE I DI PAESAGGIO”

mixed media on canvas 50x70

FRAMMENTI DI PAESAGGIO “FRAMMENTI DI PAESAGGIO”

mixed media on canvas 70x100

DANZANDO AL CHIARO DI LUNA “DANZANDO AL CHIARO DI LUNA”

Mixed media on canvas 60x70

I COLORI DEI RICORDI “I COLORI DEI RICORDI”

mixed media on canvas 80x70

LUCI E OMBRE DEGLI ABISSI “LUCI E OMBRE DEGLI ABISSI”

mixed media on canvas 90x50

FRAMMENTI DI MARE “FRAMMENTI DI MARE”

mixed media on canvas 40x40

FRAMMENTI DI UNIVERSO “FRAMMENTI DI UNIVERSO”

Mixed media on canvas 40x40

KAOS “KAOS”

mixed media on canvas 70x100

L'ENERGIA DEL ROSSO “L'ENERGIA DEL ROSSO”

mixed media on canvas 40x40

SOLE D'INVERNO “SOLE D'INVERNO”

mixed media on canvas 50x70

RIFLESSI DI MARE “RIFLESSI DI MARE”

mixed media on canvas 70x70

ESTATE “ESTATE”

mixed media on canvas 60x80