Elisa Filomena on Drawing, Night Work, and Italian Painting
Elisa Filomena, born in Turin in 1976, earned her painting degree from the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino. In 2019, she held a solo exhibition titled 'Diario Notturno' at Circoloquadro in Milan. The previous year, she was part of the 'Selvatico (tredici)' exhibition at Museo Civico Luigi Varoli in Cotignola. Between 2017 and 2019, her work was displayed in various venues, including Ferrovie Creative, Galleria Zaion, and Palazzo Ducale. Filomena has been nominated for several awards, such as Premio Combat and Premio Cesare Pavese. She highlights the link between drawing and comprehension, often using photography as a foundation for her paintings, influenced by artists like Signorelli and Egon Schiele, and favors large-format acrylics and medium-format drawings.
Key facts
- Elisa Filomena graduated from Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino.
- Solo show 'Diario Notturno' at Circoloquadro, Milan, 2019.
- Group show 'Selvatico (tredici): Fantasia/Fantasma' at Museo Civico Luigi Varoli, Cotignola, 2018.
- Selected for Premio Combat (2018), Premio Vittorio Viviani (2018), Premio Carlo Bonatto Minella (2011), Premio Cesare Pavese (2008).
- Drawing is central to her practice; she experienced an artistic rebirth at age 38.
- She uses photography as a starting point for painting, distorting it.
- Influences include Signorelli, Egon Schiele, Philip Guston, and Alfred Hitchcock.
- She works primarily at night, considering it essential for concentration.
- Her painting style is rapid 'alla prima,' favoring large-format acrylic.
- She credits Ivan Quaroni, Massimo Dalla Pola, and Arianna Beretta for support.
Entities
Artists
- Elisa Filomena
- Lorenza Boisi
- Massimo Dalla Pola
- Arianna Beretta
- Ivan Quaroni
- Massimiliano Fabbri
- Signorelli
- Egon Schiele
- Philip Guston
- Musa Mayer
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Bernard Herrmann
Institutions
- Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino
- Circoloquadro
- Museo Civico Luigi Varoli
- Ferrovie Creative
- Galleria Zaion
- Ridotto del Cinema De Seta
- Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
- Palazzo Ducale
- Kommunale Galerie
- Museo Tornielli
- MARS
- Galleria Tino Ghelfi & L’Officina Arte Contemporanea
- Libreria Bocca
- Premio Combat
- Premio Vittorio Viviani
- Premio Carlo Bonatto Minella
- Premio Cesare Pavese
- Landina
- Artribune
Locations
- Torino
- Italy
- Milano
- Cotignola
- Carpi
- Biella
- Palermo
- Pavullo nel Frignano
- Mörfelden-Walldorf
- Francoforte sul Meno
- Germany
- Ameno
- Vicenza
- Orvieto
- Tulln
- Austria