Overview
Through mythological storytelling, she believes it is possible to find the most ancient point where civilization can recognize itself, figures that resonate in the collective memory while also serving as a bridge to personal reflection.
Before approaching painting, she underwent a long process focused on drawing, which played a fundamental role in her artistic journey. In her drawings, she always placed the greatest attention on the line, which is often tied to the gesture, and which sometimes is also reproduced in paintings or pastel works on black paper. She found fertile ground for her visual formation within the world of fairy tales, illustration, and storytelling, from which she draws to create shapes, colors, compositions, and figures. Initially, her attention was directed toward the Eastern narrative tradition of the “One Thousand and One Nights,” while her recent oil paintings have shifted to more intimate and nocturnal settings, within which the characters narrate stories unfolding in forests and clearings. In her recent work, she has focused on the ritualistic aspect of spaces within the woods, describing situations rich in folklore that have roots in mythology and natural, popular magic, drawing from Italian and other traditions.
Biography
Rachele Frison, born on January 16, 1995, is an emerging Italian artist based in Milan. She completed her studies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts until April 2023, following which she began participating in group exhibitions,
Initially in Switzerland and later in Italy, China, and Denmark. Prior to delving into painting, Rachele embarked on a lengthy journey focused on drawing, a practice that holds a pivotal role in shaping her oil paintings. Her interest in hatching within drawing occasionally translates into her pictorial works. Her artistic upbringing is intertwined with the realms of illustration, fairy tales, and art history. Drawing inspiration from these realms, Rachele derives the forms, figures, and compositions that populate her paintings. The atmospheres she creates are intimate, nocturnal, dreamlike, and primal, drawing from folkloric narratives associated with witches and water lilies.
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