Beatrice Meoni: From Stage Design to Painterly Investigations of Everyday Objects
Beatrice Meoni, born in Florence in 1960, transitioned from theater set design and literature to the realm of painting, exploring the expressive potential of paint. Since 2012, she has been associated with the Cardelli & Fontana gallery. In 2014, her artwork was acquired by the Musei di Verona. Notable exhibitions include 'Slittamenti e Margini' (2018), 'AAVV Del tempo lineare e del tempo ciclico' (2018), 'Painters painting painters' (2018), 'Lunedì o Martedì' (2018), 'Possibilità sospese' (2017), 'Oggetti solidi' (2017), 'L’inizio di una sedia' (2017), 'Tra le cose' (2016), 'L’attenzione è tessuto novissimo' (2016), '[dis]appunti' (2015), and 'Paper weight' (2015). Her creations often depict domestic items, drawing inspiration from both historical and modern artists.
Key facts
- Beatrice Meoni was born in Florence in 1960.
- She studied foreign literature and worked in theater as a set painter and designer.
- Since 2012, she has been represented by Cardelli & Fontana gallery in Sarzana.
- In 2014, her work entered the Musei di Verona collection via ArtVerona Acquisitions Fund.
- Her painting explores the linguistic possibilities of paint, moving between abstraction and figuration.
- She often depicts residual images of domestic objects like cups, teapots, and glasses.
- Early influences include Lorenzetti, Sassetta, and Paolo Uccello.
- She follows contemporary painters such as Luca Bertolo, Lorenza Boisi, Pierpaolo Campanini, Riccardo Baruzzi, Magnus Von Plessen, Luc Tuymans, Mama Anderson, and Richard Aldrich.
- Her 2017 project 'Oggetti solidi' at Museo di Villa Croce combined geometric abstraction with carpentry remnants.
- She prefers materials like wood derivatives, velvet, and silk.
Entities
Artists
- Beatrice Meoni
- Silvia Vendramel
- C. Camoni
- L. Boisi
- S. Loria
- M. Commone
- L. Conte
- E. Bordignon
- I. Mariotti
- A. Zanchetta
- Luca Bertolo
- Lorenza Boisi
- Pierpaolo Campanini
- Riccardo Baruzzi
- Magnus Von Plessen
- Luc Tuymans
- Mama Anderson
- Richard Aldrich
- Francesco Orlando
- Virginia Woolf
- Jasmina Reza
- Lenny Abrahamson
- Lorenzetti
- Sassetta
- Paolo Uccello
- Damiano Gullì
Institutions
- Cardelli & Fontana
- Musei di Verona
- ArtVerona
- Passaggi Artecontemporanea
- CAP Carrara
- Mars Milano
- Gaff Dabbasso
- Galleria Cartavetra
- Museo di Villa Croce
- Museo Guido e Anna Rocca
- Villa Pacchiani
- Museo Arte Contemporanea Lissone
- Dolomiti Contemporanee
- Triennale Milano
- Artribune
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Sarzana
- Verona
- Pisa
- Carrara
- Milan
- Genoa
- Chiavari
- Santa Croce sull'Arno
- Lissone
- Vas
- Dolomiti