Giulio Santoleri - Il rifugio

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Unique and original work inspired by the poetics of Luigi Ghirri.
Mixed media on panel: enamel, acrylic, oil pastels, spray paint on a 30x40 cm panel.
The gold paint, being metallic and reflective, may vary in visual effect depending on the light; it is therefore normal for the painting to appear slightly different from the photographs.
Transparent glossy fixative varnish on the surface.
Initials on the lower edge and signature on the back.
Authenticity certificate will be attached.
Unframed
Carefully packed and shipped with a tracking number.

On the back of the panel there is a hole that can be used to hang it on the wall simply with a nail. The sides of the panel (1.5 cm) are painted to create a visual effect that simulates the appearance of a frame, thus giving depth and an elegant contrast between the work and its surroundings, as if it were enclosed in an autonomous space. Of course the panel can also be framed according to your taste.

For Santoleri, landscape is not merely a naturalistic view but a mental and emotional structure, a “geography of the interior” that reflects moods, silences, and syntheses of reality. His painting is characterized by an essential, contemplative approach: forms are reduced to the essential, contours are clear, color fields are sober, in a constant tension between formal rigor and lyrical depth.
His works evoke suspended, almost dreamlike atmospheres, where light has a symbolic rather than descriptive function, and every element – a hill, a tree, a house – becomes an archetype. His style, balanced between visual minimalism and emotional intensity, recalls certain outcomes of abstract landscape painting and Italian 20th-century painting, while maintaining a wholly personal voice.
In 2022 he was selected for the prestigious Premio Marche – Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea, a recognition that confirms the value of his research in the Italian contemporary art scene.
His works are in private collections and exhibition spaces in Italy and abroad, across Europe, the United States, and Asia, testifying to the universality of his visual language.