Martina Steckholzer's Exhibition at Quartz Studio in Turin

Martina Steckholzer's solo exhibition 'Preferisco mantenere le cose ruvide in superficie' (I prefer to keep things rough on the surface) is on view at Quartz Studio in Turin. The artist, born in Vipiteno in 1974, creates paintings that explore her encounters with other artists' works and her own emotional responses. Her practice focuses on visual art within specific geographical and temporal contexts, seeking fractures, layers, and defects in representation. The exhibition includes new watercolor works that reference Carol Rama and tarot cards from the Visconti-Sforza family, which Steckholzer studied at the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo. She draws parallels between her own artistic process and Rama's, describing both as free and open. The show's title comes from Steckholzer's statement about keeping surfaces rough.