ENNIO BENAIA
visual artist
WORKS | My art through time
Welcome to my online gallery dedicated to the evolution of my work.
Explore the path of my artistic production over time to gain a deeper understanding of my work.
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2022 - Why Series.
This series of works have as their central theme the question Why/Why.
They depict that part of humanity searching for the meaning of why we do what we do. I have included geometric shapes by combining them with the human figure, creating a mix of figuration and geometric abstraction. These two genres of painting have always been opposed to each other, but for me they can coexist in perfect balance...Why not?
2022 - Geometrie variabili.
Geometrie variabili is a project that marks a new beginning.
After a period of inactivity, I am returning to an experimental phase, creating a series of works centred on elementary geometric figures using watercolour graphite, pencil and coffee on handmade paper.
Playing with geometric shapes is very fun and relaxing.
2013 / 2021 - Works on paper
In this period I return to explore drawing and the human figure. I tackle various themes, rediscover the use of pencil, charcoal and graphite on handmade paper to which I add the warm tones of coffee.
2013 / 2021 - Breathe
This series of works is inspired by the practice of meditation and yoga, disciplines that I discovered in 2012 and that over time have become a constant practice in my life. The drawings are done in pencil, and watercolour graphite on handmade paper. The geometric figures contrasting with faces represent the bodily sensations felt during meditative practice.
Some of these works were exhibited at the Abc art Gallery in Rome in 2014.
2012 / 2013 - Monocromie
They are works that mark a phase of transition, a kind of artistic transition that will bring me back to drawing. They are made with charcoal and white acrylic on canvas or paper glued on wooden boards.
2008 / 2011 Acrilici
Once the experimental period was over, I felt the need to return to more traditional painting with canvases and brushes. The use of acrylics is more practical for me although they can present limitations compared to oil painting.
I approached the human figure away from tradition and closer to a contemporary aesthetic. The colour range is limited in the number of colours. This period also materialised with group exhibitions and my first solo exhibition at the ass.culturale Spazio Officina in Rome.
1996 / 2008 - Mixed-media.
It all started in the late 1990s, when he discovered the possibility of using computers to explore new artistic techniques.
It may seem obvious today, but in those years it was not at all. What you produced with a computer was not seen as something original, there was always someone who would point out that <<Yes it is beautiful but you didn't make it, the computer did>>. A bit like someone who, in front of a work of contemporary art murmurs...<<I could have done that too>>.
Anyway, one day, I put a sheet of paper 'stained' with acrylic colours into my inkjet printer and started printing.
I perfected the technique by using paper with a heavier weight and a texture that resembled that of a canvas.
The projects I made were three:
Chromatic fantasy
dedicated to music,
Urbanicity
dedicated to urban spaces influenced and inspired by the suburbs of Renzo Vespignani, and finally a cycle entitled
Figura dedicated to the human figure.
Some of these works were exhibited in two group exhibitions in Rome at the space
Il locale.
