Gianni Pellegrini's Luminous Abstraction at Galleria Civica Trento

The exhibition 'Gianni Pellegrini. Sembianze agli occhi miei' at Galleria Civica in Trento presents about thirty works, including 24 recent paintings and 9 works on paper, tracing key stages of Pellegrini's artistic journey. Born in Riva in 1953, Pellegrini's process involves continuous addition and subtraction of color without a fixed plan, resulting in luminous, elusive pieces. The show includes series such as Specchi, Cattedrali, Profili, and Interni/esterni from 2019, which the artist describes as emerging from a mental laboratory translating life into art. Critic Claudio Cucco notes that Pellegrini's work marks a departure from contemporary abstraction, offering a personal, centripetal approach akin to a Bach fugue of chromatic variations. The exhibition view photo is by Jacopo Salvi.