Franco Passalacqua's "Eden" at Palazzo del Parco in Diano Marina

Franco Passalacqua's solo exhibition "Eden" is on view at Palazzo del Parco in Diano Marina until October 24, promoted by Civiero Art Gallery. The show, accompanied by a critical text by Massimo Mattioli, presents trees, woods, and canopies as pictorial matter, light, and rhythm, where nature becomes a language rather than simply being represented. Vibrant surfaces are built from dense brushstrokes that, from a distance, can appear almost abstract. Mattioli writes that each mark resembles the previous one but never truly coincides with what precedes it, and notes that up close every sign is just a brushstroke, a deposit of matter, a minimal variation of light, while stepping back changes everything. The exhibition traces decades of research, from painting on canvas to the use of metal supports such as enameled aluminum, and includes works dedicated to light, nocturnal atmospheres, and transformations of matter. Alongside large canvases and aluminum compositions, "Eden" features sculptures and reliefs that extend beyond the wall surface, so nature seems to leave the frame and occupy space, becoming an almost physical experience. The presentation is documented with images and video.