Luca Pignatelli's Railway Tarpaulins at Galleria Poggiali, Florence

Luca Pignatelli (Milan, 1962) presents new works at Galleria Poggiali in Florence, using heavy railway tarpaulins as his canvas. Some tarpaulins are covered in monochrome paint in unusual colors like iodine red or petroleum green. Industrial writings and numbers emerge on the surface, evoking ancient palimpsests; Pignatelli rewrites their history, constructing chromatic and symbolic narratives reminiscent of analytical painting. At the opposite ideal pole of the exhibition, other tarpaulins bear Greek or Roman heads, historical or mythological; aluminum strips add further volumes, mirrorings, surfaces, and light play to the rough fabric. The exhibition's title suggests the recovery of discordances, with the artist transforming into a seeker and narrator, builder of new formal, chromatic, and metaphorical paths and architectures. The show is curated by Niccolò Lucarelli, who also wrote the text.