Carmelania Bracco: The Artist Is in the World
In a personal essay published on Artribune Magazine #45, artist Carmelania Bracco (born 1997, graduate in Decoration from Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia) argues that artists are deeply embedded in the world, not isolated from it. She contends that art remains vital and capable of renewal, rejecting claims of exhaustion. Bracco describes a contemporary landscape of ruins—physical and metaphorical—where artists must work with debris to create new foundations. She references the biblical phrase 'the stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone' and cites Russell Drysdale's 1947 painting 'The Rabbiters' from the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. The essay reflects on the impossibility of capturing the present in language and calls for artistic freedom and action against passivity.
Key facts
- Carmelania Bracco wrote the essay 'L’artista è nel mondo' published on Artribune Magazine #45.
- Bracco graduated in 2018 in Decoration from Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia with a thesis on postmodernism.
- She is currently attending the Biennio di Decorazione Arte Ambientale.
- The essay references Russell Drysdale's 1947 painting 'The Rabbiters' from the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
- Bracco argues that artists are more connected to the world than anyone else.
- She states that art is not sterile but always present and pulsating.
- The essay calls for artists to stand up and act when told to remain still.
- Artribune Magazine #45 is the publication source.
Entities
Artists
- Carmelania Bracco
- Russell Drysdale
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Artribune Magazine
Locations
- Foggia
- Italy
- Melbourne
- Australia