Gabriele Arruzzo's Bucolic Visions at Galleria Alberto Peola
Gabriele Arruzzo (Rome, 1976) presents a series of large horizontal paintings at Galleria Alberto Peola in Turin, blending 19th-century figurative language with contemporary graphic novel aesthetics. His works, executed with brush, acrylics, and enamels, depict sparse figures within dense vegetation, evoking a bucolic simplicity and man's closeness to nature. However, jarring details—a bloodstain, geometric elements emerging from the ground—disrupt the harmony, pointing to societal anxieties. Some figures have hidden faces, created through digital research and image recomposition, questioning humanity's stance before reality. The exhibition is reviewed by Giuseppe Amedeo Arnesano.
Key facts
- Gabriele Arruzzo was born in Rome in 1976.
- The exhibition is held at Galleria Alberto Peola in Turin.
- Paintings are large, horizontal, and use brush, acrylics, and enamels.
- Works feature few characters in naturalistic settings.
- Style blends 19th-century figurative art with graphic novel influences.
- Some details like bloodstains or geometric shapes disrupt the composition.
- Faces of some figures are hidden, created via digital recomposition.
- The review was written by Giuseppe Amedeo Arnesano.
Entities
Artists
- Gabriele Arruzzo
- Giuseppe Amedeo Arnesano
Institutions
- Galleria Alberto Peola
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Rome