Andrea Carpita on Painting, Ukiyo-e, and the Minimum Portraits
In an interview, Andrea Carpita, born in 1988 and an alumnus of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, elaborates on his artistic approach. His solo exhibition, titled "Some Things Last a Long Time," took place in 2019 at Angelo Della Pergola 1 in Milan. Carpita has also been part of various group shows, such as Premio Lissone 2018 at MAC in Lissone, Birthmarks / Voglie at The Flat‒Massimo Carasi in Milan, In the Depth of the Surface / II act at Pablo's Birthday Gallery in New York, as well as Summershow and Passengers at The Flat‒Massimo Carasi, Milan, and TU35 EXPANDED at Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato. Drawing inspiration from Ukiyo-e masters, he investigates the realms of figuration and abstraction through digital means and is currently developing series focused on Kurt Cobain and Daniel Johnston.
Key facts
- Andrea Carpita graduated from Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara.
- Solo show 'Some Things Last a Long Time' at Angelo Della Pergola 1, Milan, 2019.
- Group shows include Premio Lissone 2018, Birthmarks / Voglie, In the Depth of the Surface / II act, Summershow, TU35 EXPANDED, Passengers.
- Influences: Hokusai, Yoshitoshi, Kuniyoshi, Matisse, Doig, Bas, Ruscha, Tuttle, Hockney, Polke, Owens, Gnoli.
- Works with small formats but recently uses medium and large formats.
- Process: photography → digital → painting.
- Minimum Portraits series abstracts faces with geometric precision.
- Working on series about Kurt Cobain and Daniel Johnston.
- Describes his painting as 'hungry'.
- Criticizes Italian painting scene as too self-referential.
Entities
Artists
- Andrea Carpita
- Henri Matisse
- Peter Doig
- Hernan Bas
- Ed Ruscha
- Richard Tuttle
- David Hockney
- Sigmar Polke
- Laura Owens
- Domenico Gnoli
- Hokusai
- Yoshitoshi
- Kuniyoshi
- Kurt Cobain
- Daniel Johnston
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara
- Angelo Della Pergola 1
- MAC (Museo d'Arte Contemporanea), Lissone
- The Flat ‒ Massimo Carasi
- Pablo's Birthday Gallery
- Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci
Locations
- Carrara
- Italy
- Milan
- Lissone
- New York
- United States
- Prato