Elisa Bertaglia's 'Out of the Blue' at Officine dell'Immagine in Milan

At Officine dell'Immagine in Milan, Elisa Bertaglia (born 1983 in Rovigo) presents 'Out of the Blue,' a solo exhibition curated by Matteo Galbiati, running until January 29, 2017. The show features Bertaglia's delicate figurative works depicting silent, slender girls on the cusp of adolescence, often accompanied by wolves that both play with and threaten them. The artist's new pieces emphasize a painterly technique involving layers of fat and lean oils on paper or board, creating unexpected surfaces. Two installations and a site-specific drawing gradually invade the gallery's white basement walls, like wild vegetation populated by mysterious beings, displacing the small framed works. Bertaglia's research carries strong symbolic value, with her protagonists—discreet, intimate, sometimes only partially visible—serving as the core theme.