ÇEM - La cercatrice di bacche

“The Berry Picker”

The painting is based on the relationship between the human figure and the surrounding plant mass. The woman, depicted with her back turned as she picks berries, becomes the visual center of the scene. The light body emerges strongly from the darker, more agitated background, creating an immediate contrast that draws the eye.

The composition is simple yet balanced: the verticality of the figure provides stability to the image, while the arm reaching toward the shrub introduces a diagonal line that suggests movement and directs attention to the act of gathering.

From a painterly point of view, there is a discernible distinction between the two main elements: the figure is modeled with softer transitions, while the vegetation is built with freer, more fragmented brushstrokes, conveying the sensation of a living, dynamic environment.

Light plays an important role as it illuminates the figure’s back and shoulders, isolating her from the natural context. This helps create an intimate and silent atmosphere, where the simple gesture of berry gathering takes on a nearly contemplative value: the figure appears immersed in nature yet at the same time distinct from it.

A work suitable for modern interiors as well as traditional classical spaces

Artist’s Statement:

«My painting arises from the desire to give form to what moves behind the depicted image. I believe art is also a bridge between the memory of tradition and the needs of the present: for this reason I strive to paint with dialoguing references, questioning the present.»


Artist background:

Education and scholarships

2017 Painting Diploma at FAA (The Florence Academy of Art), Florence, Italy
2017 Academy scholarship award at FAA, Florence, Italy
2012 Painting Diploma at Accademia delle Belle Arti di Roma, Rome, Italy
2011-2012 ERASMUS scholarship award, Salamanca, Spain
2010-2011 Academy scholarship award, Rome, Italy

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Everything is possible, collective exhibition, Mondoromulo Gallery, Benevento, Italy
2023 The Others art Fair, collective exhibition, Torino Esposizioni, Turin, Italy
2023 REA! Art Fair, collective exhibition, Fabrica del vapore, Milan, Italy
2023 “Tones no bones”, solo exhibition, Pura Vida Studio, Rome, Italy
2020 "They laughed long, loud and intensely", solo exhibition, San Michele Arcangelo Cathedral, Sermoneta, Italy
2019 "The shape of beauty", collective exhibition, Biagiotti per l'arte, Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza, Italy

Spedizione dell’oggetto:

sold directly by the artist, signed work, certificate of authenticity on request.
packed securely, the work travels unframed for safety and protection reasons.
for the frame, it will suffice to arrange with your trusted framer. The selling price takes this responsibility into account and is therefore reduced.