Davide D'Elia's FRESCO Series Bridges Past and Present at Bologna's Museo Davia Bargellini
Davide D'Elia (born 1973, Cava de' Tirreni) presents his FRESCO series at the Museo Davia Bargellini in Bologna, where his works engage with the museum's historic collection and unchanged 17th-century installation. The series features vibrant blue paintings on plexiglass derived from a 16th-century fresco cycle in a Todi palace, with the artist deliberately obscuring and fragmenting the original references. The blue hue creates a temporal rift, while the works function as 'negative' presentations rather than representations. The exhibition highlights a contemporary trend of connecting past and present without falling into anachronism.
Key facts
- Davide D'Elia was born in Cava de' Tirreni in 1973.
- The exhibition is held at Museo Davia Bargellini in Bologna.
- The FRESCO series includes works like 'FRESCO CALDO(4 dx)' from 2018.
- The works are made with antifouling paint on plexiglass.
- The series references a 16th-century fresco cycle from a palace in Todi.
- The museum's installation has remained unchanged for centuries.
- D'Elia's works create contrasts with the space and the collection.
- The blue color dominates the intervention, opening a gap between eras.
Entities
Artists
- Davide D'Elia
Institutions
- Museo Davia Bargellini
- Artribune
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Cava de' Tirreni
- Todi