cinziacastellano
Despite
a long career as a speaker in Tuscan radio stations,
I find it neither easy nor pleasurable (if not pointless) to talk
about my
paintings.
Hopefully,
they will speak for themselves. After all,
whatever they may represent and be created for, it is eventually up to
the
viewer to project and find his/her personal story, or decide to go
beyond such
intimate participation.
I
am not
keen on bold marks, harassing colours or strictly defined pictorial
statements.
I direct my aims to subtlety, to the fortunate lack of need for
constant
excitement and sensationalism, to the growth that can only be achieved through
a
magnificent collection of doubts and mistakes and non-beliefs.
Frankly,
I find it far more interesting painting as a form of observation and
interpretation of everyday nuances and shades. To give form to those
acts and thoughts we
often
overlook because they are considered too common or too humble.
Since
1995, my paintings have been sold to private and
public collections all over the world; I wish I had travelled that
much.
Here’s
a brief, selected list of the exhibitions and
commissions that have been, for a variety of reasons, particularly
meaningful
for me:
1997 – Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford
1999 to 2003 – Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London
2000 to 2010 – Mall Galleries, London
2002 – Elliotbraun, Firenze
2003 to 2010 – “Secret” Royal College of Art, London
2005 – Geffreye Museum, London
2005 – Sefton Open, Southport
2007 – Centro de Cultura de Sao Lourenco, Portugal
2005 to 2008 – Open Studio, NYC
2009 – APW Gallery, NYC
1997
– ETC Venues Ltd, London
1998 – Epping Forest District Museum , permanent collection
2000 – CD cover for “Noise Theoria”
2000 – Glaxo Booklet “Epilepsy Mine”
2001 – Special feature in Inspiration Magazine
2003 – CD cover for “Cutting Bridges” by Giacomo Castellano
2004 – Book cover photo for “The Origin of Loneliness” by
John Martin
And finally, I would like to add that occasionally I am
willing to consider private commissions, but please bear in mind that
they are
totally dependent on my mood.
Cinzia Castellano, sometime after June 2010
Definitely not on facebook and twitter.
info@cinziacastellano.com