Marta Ravasi on Oscillation Between Abstraction and Figuration
In an interview with Davide Dal Sasso, Italian artist Marta Ravasi (b. 1987, Merate) elaborates on her artistic approach. She pursued her studies at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera Milano, Hogeschool Sint Lukas Brussels, and Wimbledon College of Arts London. Her recent solo exhibitions include Fresca at Galerie Elsa Meunier, Paris (2025); Solo Geometry at Painters Painting Paintings (2024); Marta Ravasi at Diez Gallery, Amsterdam (2024); and Bucce at Acappella, Naples (2023). She has also participated in group shows like Cold Enough For Snow at Workplace, London (2025). Ravasi characterizes her creations as navigating between abstraction and figuration, utilizing oil paint for its drying properties and fostering intimacy through physical distance from the canvas.
Key facts
- Marta Ravasi was born in Merate, Italy in 1987.
- She studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera Milano, Hogeschool Sint Lukas Brussels, and Wimbledon College of Arts London.
- Her solo exhibition Fresca was held at Galerie Elsa Meunier, Paris in 2025.
- Solo Geometry was at Painters Painting Paintings in 2024.
- Marta Ravasi was at Diez Gallery, Amsterdam in 2024.
- Bucce was at Acappella, Naples in 2023.
- Group show Cold Enough For Snow was at Workplace, London in 2025.
- Il verso della lumaca was at Galleria 1/9, Rome in 2025.
- Clipper Cuts was in Brussels in 2025.
- Enosis was at ASPARA Studio, London in 2025.
- Distance of the rim was at NAR, Tokyo in 2025.
- Le cose che non sappiamo was at Romero Paprocki, Paris in 2025.
- Premio Cairo was at Museo della Permanente, Milan in 2024.
- Familiar was at Gauli Zitter, Brussels in 2024.
- Pittura italiana oggi was at Triennale Milano in 2023.
- Ravasi describes her painting as oscillating between abstraction and figuration.
- She uses the term 'counterpoint' to describe the relationship between elements.
- She works with oil paint for its autonomous drying time.
- The final layer is applied with a dry brush.
- She speaks of 'proceeding by truncation' to remove layers.
- The interview was conducted by Davide Dal Sasso.
Entities
Artists
- Marta Ravasi
- Davide Dal Sasso
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera Milano
- Hogeschool Sint Lukas
- Wimbledon College of Arts
- Galerie Elsa Meunier
- Painters Painting Paintings
- Diez Gallery
- Acappella
- Workplace
- Galleria 1/9
- ASPARA Studio
- NAR
- Romero Paprocki
- Museo della Permanente
- Gauli Zitter
- Triennale Milano
- Artribune
Locations
- Merate
- Italy
- Milan
- Brussels
- London
- Paris
- Amsterdam
- Naples
- Rome
- Tokyo