Ettore Pinelli on Painting, Violence, and the Obsession with Images
Ettore Pinelli, who was born in Modica in 1984, continues to reside and create art in his hometown. His individual exhibitions feature 'Un luogo sconosciuto' at Circoloquadro in Milan (2019), 'Mono' at ArtVerona (2018), and 'UNO' at BoCs Art in Cosenza (2017). Among his group shows are 'Tutti non ci sono' at Traffic Gallery in Bergamo (2019) and 'Immateria' at QUAM in Scicli (2019). Over six years, Pinelli has developed a painting style that merges figuration with abstraction, emphasizing vision and the negation of images. His 2018 project 'Mono' dissects a singular image, utilizing photography sourced from Google and YouTube to examine themes of social conflict and violence. He employs oil paint and fusaggine, often naming his works after behavioral terms or news events. Pinelli perceives the Italian painting landscape as vibrant, referencing Massimiliano Fabbri’s 'Selvatico.'
Key facts
- Ettore Pinelli was born in Modica in 1984 and lives and works there.
- Solo show 'Un luogo sconosciuto' at Circoloquadro, Milan, 2019.
- Project 'Mono' at Fusion Art Gallery, Turin, 2018, and ArtVerona, 2018.
- Group show '18º Premio Cairo' at Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2017.
- Influences include Goya, Velázquez, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Hockney, Bourgeois, Bacon, Richter, Oehlen, Brown, Sasnal, Dumas.
- Uses figuration as a means, not an end.
- Draws from low-resolution images found on Google and YouTube, often depicting violence.
- Painting is controlled but open to error; works on multiple canvases simultaneously.
Entities
Artists
- Ettore Pinelli
- Francisco Goya
- Diego Velázquez
- Tintoretto
- Caravaggio
- David Hockney
- Louise Bourgeois
- Francis Bacon
- Gerhard Richter
- Albert Oehlen
- Cecily Brown
- Wilhelm Sasnal
- Marlene Dumas
- Massimiliano Fabbri
Institutions
- Circoloquadro
- Fusion Art Gallery
- Inaudita
- ArtVerona
- BoCs Art (AIR)
- Traffic Gallery
- QUAM
- Palazzo Reale
- Palazzo Pezzi
- Quartair
- Fondazione Dino Zoli
- SpazioSiena
- Galleria regionale, Palazzo Bellomo
- Burning Giraffe Art Gallery
- Villa Mimbelli
- Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
- Ex Macello
- Artribune
Locations
- Modica
- Italy
- Milan
- Turin
- Cosenza
- Bergamo
- Scicli
- Ispica
- Cotignola
- Den Haag
- Forlì
- Siena
- Siracusa
- Livorno
- Palermo