Barbara Nicoletto - Inside 11-22

Title: ‘INSIDE’-“Marble colorful Art”-

Contemporary work – UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL -
Directly from Barbara Nicoletto’s Studio, artwork on Transparent Plexiglass. Unframed. Ready to hang. Signed on the back. Shipped with BRT-DPD or similar.
Work – INSIDE ’ DIM. 40X 40 h 4
Technique acrylic/ mixed-

The piece ‘INSIDE’ was created with a painting technique that aims to reproduce the effect of marble in an artistic way without overlooking its propensity for Alien Worlds, forms that often surface from the folds of color or from random shapes, integrating themselves and leaving the observer the freedom to travel 'inside'.

Marbling technique
This ancient painting technique, developed centuries ago, has allowed artists to replicate the majesty of marble even in the absence of the original material. The skill lies in faithfully reproducing the natural veins and the chromatic depth of marble on canvas or other supports. Using a wise combination of colors, precise brushstrokes and layered coatings, the artist manages to fool the eye, giving the illusion of three-dimensionality and the textural quality typical of marble, inserting small characters to emphasize the three-dimensionality for traveling to new worlds visible to the more sensitive soul.
In the painting going to auction, we can admire this mastery: the color shades blend harmoniously, recreating the veins and textures characteristic of marble. The work is not merely an imitation, but an artistic reinterpretation that unites tradition and creativity, transforming every detail into a unique masterpiece.
The beauty and complexity of this technique lie in balancing precision and creativity, a skill that only a few artists possess. This painting is a splendid example, ready to captivate the attention and admiration of anyone who views it.

The Magic of Marmorino: An Ancient Art
Imagine turning a simple wall into a canvas that captures the timeless elegance of marble. The marmorino technique, dating back to ancient Romans and revived during the Renaissance, is an art that transforms plaster into pure visual poetry. Here is how this marvel is born:

A Journey Through Time
The marmorino technique is not just a process; it is a journey through time, an evocation of distant eras and immortal beauty. Every step, every gesture, is a tribute to ancient art that continues to live and enchant.
The Poesy of Marble Painted
Imagine a plain wall transformed into a work of art, capturing the majesty of marble through ancient painting techniques.

The Dance of Materials
With delicate and precise gestures, the artist begins with a lime layer and marble dust, creating a smooth and even base. Pigments are masterfully mixed, giving depth to rich and vibrant colors.
The Tale of Veins
Fine brushes and soft sponges move gracefully, drawing veins that seem to pulse with life. Each stroke is an ode to nature, a visual poem that tells stories of distant eras.
Seal this masterpiece, giving the surface a luminosity that seems to emanate from within.

The Magic of the Process
Each phase is an act of love toward the art, a celebration of the eternal beauty of marble. This technique not only imitates nature but reinvents it, transforming any space into a temple of elegance and history.

'BARBARA NICOLETTO’ - Italian Artist.
Born January 1968 - Padua
Active between Reggio Emilia and Padua.

Always passionate about art and drawing, she pursued studies at the Istituto d’Arte ‘Pietro Selvatico’ in Padua with specialization in painting, experimenting with various representative techniques such as watercolor, tempera, acrylic, ink, oil, and printmaking, guided by masters deeply versed in the oldest techniques revived with new formulas and current methods that keep her a continually innovative and experimental artist.
The search for new stimuli and evolutionary balances leads her to collaborate in the world of sports, actively combining different disciplines for physical and psychological well-being, which, mixed with the visual arts, support her teaching of artistic disciplines and new professional objectives.
Her Art can only evolve and change with her mood and curious personality!
She rarely presents herself as a single recognizable artistic persona in a linear production line, but will diverge and astonish with her eclectic changeability.

1989/ 2011- She continued work in the furnishings sector as a designer for several important companies in Veneto and Emilia-Romagna.
2017 to present- Independent Artist; Atelierist, painting student and related subjects at Reart Reggio Emilia.
She continues experimenting also thanks to her great passion for other cultures abroad, deepening her knowledge of analog and digital photography with consequent inspiration for her works.
Her curiosity for different ways of artistic expression brings her closer to ceramics, with Raku being the most beloved.
The technique will be learned and deepened in the great workshop of master Nico Toniolo in Marostica.
She participates in various art competitions with works that receive commendations from juries, such as the first prize at Raku Padova Arts in 2001. Further exploration of the illusionistic technique of marble and stone such as travertine and Carrara marble.
*Currently her most used technique is evolving oil, through a blend of material grounds mixed with ultramarine blue, metallic oxides, pumice and whatever moment or circumstance leads her there.
Deep animal gazes, distant peoples, moons and fantastic landscapes!
*She works and evolves an innovative original and abstract Sealing artistic style. Unique in its kind.
She participates in numerous exhibition events with subjects and themes always different, making her works appear as if by different hands, all thanks to her imaginative and eclectic transformative ability.
*Her fertile mind pushes her to approach art with a deeper, more subjective gaze, stripping it of paradigms by which it is labeled, returning it to its true nature: to speak the language of feelings and the deepest human instincts, surpassing words. After three years of study, she earned the title of Art Therapist recognized by UNI PRO.

Most significant exhibitions for painting works:

2009/2011 - MoMArt the Art Showcase; Artists in the Square, Collective in Padua
2014 - Talking About Art, collective in Camogli at Art Gallery
2014 - Personal Exhibition at Monte di Portofino Community
2014 - Madonna dei Gotti collective curated by the Municipality of Camogli - Liguria
2015 - Le mers e le Mond Lontains, solo show at the Municipality of Campegine
2016 - The Museum in the Window, bipersonal at CA’ DEI CARRARESI Museum in Treviso
2017 - LE FATE IGNORANTI, tri-personal with Iara Marzulli and Tina Sgrò at Galleria REART in Reggio Emilia
2017 - Galleria REART Christmas Collective
2018 - Reggia di Rivalta, Collective at Palazzo Ducale, Rivalta
2018 - Collective at Villa Castello La Tenuta di Caccia in Regnano
2018 - Padova Art Fair, exhibited for Galleria REART
2019 - TRE LUNE, tri-personal with Alessandra Binini and Barbara Giavelli at Galleria REART
2019 - 500 Leonardo Forever – Centenary of Leonardo at Tecnopolo – Reggio Emilia
2019 - Art Parma Fair 2019 – Parma Art Fair exhibited at REART Gallery
2020 - RADIUM ARTIS – Marina di Pietrasanta - Tripersonale; San Martino in Rio-Reggio Emilia
2021 - NO TIME /NO SPACE Tripersonale at RADIUM ARTIS
2022 - MA EC – Milan - 1st prize for work ‘Alone’ in the ART-ENVIRONMENT competition AMBIENTARTI III organized by ARTSPACE
2022 - Personal ARTETERAPY study path, Three-year program at Centro Sarvas. Reggio Emilia
2022 - WORKSHOP on illusory marble painting technique – Rome
2024 - Exhibition, Tripersonal in Modena at Artekyp with the new line ‘Sealing’.

Humanistic experiences

2011/2017- Personal Trainer – training methods used post-workout: SLOWFIT (Pilates, medical-relax, stretching) Functional, Crossactive and Postural, as well as muscular strengthening workouts. Virgin Active. Reggio Emilia.

2024 - Intern at: ‘AIMA’ Reggio Emilia; Matilde di Canossa Primary School Reggio Emilia.
2025 - Professional Art Therapist UNI.PRO. Three-year program at Centro Sarvas. Reggio Emilia

2017/2025 - Art Painting and related group and individual teaching with participants of all ages. Reart.Reggio Emilia

2025 - Creative Painting teacher at Centro Sarvas. Reggio Emilia

Major artistic events

[See initial list above; same as in Italian, kept for continuity]

Personal interests and hobbies

- Reading of various kinds, often with psychological, adventurous, and cultural undertones.
- Photography.
- Cinema and museum visits.
- Travel abroad with nature-ethnographic destinations.
- Disciplines and culture, mainly of general Eastern orientation.
- Fond of cooking, including gastronomic destinations.
- Loves animals; usually a cat is a co-resident.
- Wandering the streets aimlessly.
- Riding a bicycle when possible.
- Running or walking outdoors.
- Individual sport.
- Gardening and caring for plants of every possible species to cultivate.

Her logo and signature: The Dragon