路易丝·乔瓦内利 Louise Giovanelli ( b.1993 )

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1993 年生于英国伦敦,现居并工作于英国曼彻斯特。2015 年,她在曼彻斯特艺术学院获得学士学位(美术学士荣誉学位),2020 年在德国法兰克福的 Städelschule 完成了研究生学业,师从艾米·西尔曼 (Amy Sillman) 教授。

乔瓦内利的作品细腻而明亮,为西方艺术经典的历史题材注入了活力。通过相互关联的系列,她将围绕特定时刻或事件的视觉线索编织在一起。她选择的主题主要是因为它的形式品质,包括舞台照片、电影剧照、古典雕塑和建筑元素。在每个系列中,乔瓦内利都会重复她的主题,某些画作看起来几乎完全相同,只是在构图或色调上略有改变。她巧妙地操纵光线和形状,多义性的图像提醒我们,绘画的古典基础仍然是愉悦和创新的源泉。她敏锐地意识到绘画作为一种媒介和表现系统的历史意义,她的画作通过将表现分解为精心制作的纹理和图案来挑战眼睛。对于乔瓦内利来说,绘画可以让视觉放慢速度,欣赏她的作品就像一个冥想过程。


Born in1993 in London, UK, she lives and works in Manchester (UK). She completed her postgraduate studies at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main (DE) with professor Amy Sillman in 2020, after having earned a Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. Hons, Fine Art) at the Manchester School of Art, Manchester (UK) in 2015.

Giovanelli's delicate, luminous works inject vitality into historical subjects from the canon of Western art. Through interconnected series, she weaves together visual clues surrounding a specific moment or event. Her subject matter is primarily chosen for its formal qualities and includes, staged photographs, film stills, classical sculpture, and architectural elements. Within each series, Giovanelli repeats her motifs and certain paintings appear nearly identical, excepting slight alterations of the composition, or tonality. Deftly manipulating light and form, her multivalent imagery reminds us that the classical foundations of painting remain sources of delight and innovation. Keenly attuned to the historical significance of painting as a medium and system of representation, her paintings challenge the eye by dissolving representation into carefully crafted textures and patterns. For Giovanelli, painting allows for a visual slowing-down, and beholding her works is akin to a meditative process. 

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Centre Anywhere

2024.12.29—2025.3.23
元美术馆 Yuan Art Museum 北京