|
|
Artist Statement:
I believe that art can heal.
I believe that, even if all is
connected, our bodies remain
our first homes, shells,
vehicles, and our senses are
our first contact with the
”outside world” and with other
beings. One of the recurring
themes in my work is the one
of a circle (or square),
cocoon, transformation, from
fetal position to extreme
stretching, pointing towards
erotica.
I believe that too often, in
our megalopolis, the bodies
are suppressed. Through our
addictions to stress, our busy
minds absorb all the available
life force and govern our
decisions.
I believe that my paintings
are charged with nurturing
love. I am always amazed to
see how visitors react, during
my exhibitions, and become
totally inspired and
talkative.
I paint to symbolically
represent the “invisible”,
feelings and thoughts, to
show, share, and inspire. The
images come from within, and
allow a heart to heart
communication. Through my
work, I want to invite the
viewers to open themselves up
to dream, trust, feel and
play. I want to inspire those
who are willing to explore
their own creative journeys.
Last December I invented and
organized a workshop in NYC,
“My Art Attack”, with the
promise to the ...
Further Information
| |
Artist Exhibitions:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Collections:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Commissions:
Coming Soon!
|
|
|
Caroline Bergonzi Biography:
| Biographical information for Caroline Bergonzi can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
|
Age
|
34
|
| |
| Gender |
Female
|
| |
| Status |
|
| |
| Children |
0
|
| |
| Religion |
|
| |
| Education |
Post Graduate Degree |
| |
| Hobbies / Interests |
Tango, movies, archetypes, cultures, and the human mind and nature in general, at both individual and collective levels. |
| |
| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
|
| |
| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
|
| |
| Favorite Visual Artist |
|
| |
| Favorite Work of Art |
|
| |
| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
|
| |
| Why Did You Become An Artist |
|
| |
| Your Personal Biography |
Caroline Bergonzi thinks in terms of archetypes. Her daily inspiration comes from myths, movies, books, dreams and the empiric experience of kung fu, tango, swimming and flying. To her, life is all about rhythm, flux, energies. Actions and reactions. Fusion and transformation. The yin & yang harmony of the contrasts. The too often forgotten cycle of life, rebirth, destruction & creation.
Painting (and drawing) remains her favorite medium of expression, and this for two main reasons. One is the full freedom & responsibility the artist has, at any time, in each square eighth of an inch. Then, because of the concentrated impact within a frame. Circle shapes, cocoons in squares, squares in circles. The full intensity of an instant.
Originating from the Principality of Monaco, on the French & Italian Riviera, the land chosen by Matisse and Picasso, Caroline Bergonzi started drawing very early and never stopped. At 17, she moved to Paris for 7 years, between Haute Couture studios and underground video game design, with a focus on clothes/costumes. In parallel, she graduated from a business school, and post graduated from the Institut Francais de la Mode. After freelancing in France, China and Italy, she moved to New York, to pursue her passion for creativity. There, she started painting, on large canvas, exhibited in several underground events.
To her, an artist is a person whose perception is either sharper, twisted or both, a person who sees “things” from a different angle, and has the capacity to translate that vision and share it with others. This expression can be multiform. From sketch to paint, shape in clay to body jewelry, logo to mural, website to music CD. Her work, whatever style or medium, comes from within. She processes what she absorbs, perceptions, dreams and ideas. Her images are both comforting and disrupting enough for the viewer. She wants to offer these milestones of her exploration to whoever looks and vibrates to the same sensibility.
Artist / freelancer / entrepreneur, she consults as fashion consultant, graphic designer or illustrator. She became one of the few upscale photo stylist, composes images for international photographers and fashion magazines. This experience with images in the media certainly explains the vivid glamour, the purity of her colors and the elegance of her style.
'Art is before all a process, an ongoing and unlimited evolution'.
December, 2006 / ART ATTACK
Multiple art show at Kevin Heaphy Space, Soho NYC
Winter 2005-2006 - participation to 2 art shows
during the International meetings
of Francophony and of the 'Small States'. Monaco
April 30rd, 2004 / SUBCONSCIOUS CREATURES
Double art show at Studio 69 Gallery, Chelsea NYC
December 3rd, 2003 / SYMBOLS OF THE SPIRIT
Multiple art show at the Eickholt Gallery, Soho NYC
July 19th & 20th, 2002 / TIME 2002
Multiple event at Lunatarium, Dumbo Brooklyn
May 6-31, 2004 / SOHO SOLO ART SHOW
Solo Art Show on the 2 floors of Biche de Bere Gallery, Soho NYC
April 27th, 2002 /KAYA ANANDA
Multiple event at Lunatarium, Dumbo Brooklyn
February 23rd, 2002 / PHOENIX
Multiple exhibition in Zero In gallery, Tribeca NY
|
| |
|
contact artist
