Roberta Giuffrè - Koi

Oil on canvas 30x40 cm. Very textured and colorful. It draws on the Japanese style and depicts a koi carp.

Biography
My name is Roberta Giuffrè, I was born in San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) in 1996. My approach to painting is very gestural because I am able to highlight actions in a free and direct connection with the artistic material I use. The artistic research I have bound myself to focuses mainly on the materiality of bodies, on the skin and the complexion, accompanied by a study that revolves around the human figure, static or in motion. Although the nudes are fully presented, the aim is to depart from academism, concentrating attention on the physical aspect of the body, highlighting flesh in its integrity, without ideals and stereotypes. It is a concept that involves vulnerability, intimacy and our relationship with what of us is matter. My paintings aim to exalt the skin we inhabit, emphasizing proxemics (the space-postural attitude of the body), movement that is linked to a behavioral explanation of the human being. With the use of material painting (a combination of colors, textures and synthetic or natural materials) something deep and real comes to life, creating three-dimensionality on the canvas. The result is a work not only to look at, but also to touch.