Paola Campanella was born in Genoa in 1930, where she lives and works.
She experimented with several artistic forms through the use of different materials and focused on painting in the 1960s.
She had been working for some years in the design and advertising business to refine her technique and from 1975 she decided to devote herself entirely to painting.
Paola Campanella is fascinated by the work of Magritte and by photorealism.
Domestic objects, tables, tablecloths, doors and their shadows are the preferred themes of her paintings.
The net lines of the tablecloths, the design of the embroideries and the contrast of the smooth greys and whites create an “optical deceit” on the canvas.
Her technique, characterised by mono-chromatic brushstrokes shows a metaphysical view of the world through the representation of everyday life objects.
Her works are to be found in the main private collections in Italy and abroad.
Exhibitions:
1976 Galleria “Rinaldo Rotta”, Genova
1982 Galleria “Rinaldo Rotta”, Genova
1985 Galleria “Rinaldo Rotta”, Genova
1988 Galleria 32, Milano
1988/89 Arco Art Fair, Madrid
1990/92/94/95 Lineart, Gand
1995 Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver,Canada
1995 Galleria del Naviglio, Venezia
1995 Galleria Biale Cerruti, Siena
1995/96/97/98/99 Arte Fiera, Bologna
1997 Galleria “Kuotte Le Zut”, Belgio
1997 Fiera di Valencia, Spagna
1998 Galleria d’arte “Portofino”, Portofino (Ge) |
