fabio imperiale - terraferma

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Technique: coffee and tar on collage of antique postcards and other cutouts of old papers

Unique artwork

Dimensions: 50 × 50 cm

Dimensions with frame: 66 × 66 cm

Year of realization: 2026

Signature: on the back

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The work represents a half bust of a female figure seen from the back, painted on a collage of antique postcards and other cutouts, such as sheet music or maps, which become an integral part of the composition.
The technique used favors a dialogue between image and memory, transforming the support into a visual archive of stories and suggestions.
The figure emerges delicately thanks to a palette of sepia tones and natural earthy colors, while the gathered hairstyle and the pose give a sense of intimacy and suspension.
The only postcard visible on the illustration side shows an illustration of the Matterhorn.
The balance between contemporary figuration and vintage materials, between classical and modern, is the result of a research that unites figuration and memory, intended for those who can appreciate not only the image but the value of detail and layering

The work is framed.
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The work can also be collected at the artist's studio, in Rome.

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BRIEF BIO
I have always drawn, since I was a child. I approached painting in 2004, self-taught. In the early years I experimented with different techniques and themes. The female figure has always been present in my painting research, although over the years I have worked on other series of works, especially urban landscapes and scenes of anonymous crowds or individuals.
In 2015 I approached old postal material as a support for my works: envelopes, postcards, maps, letters and manuscripts, and the woman returned to be the exclusive protagonist of my painting.
For many years I have collaborated with numerous galleries, staged in solo and group exhibitions and regularly participate in art fairs.
Since 2014 I have a painting studio in Rome, in Trastevere.
In 2021, following the Covid period, I conceived Marginalia, a project of home-made residencies in which I was hosted in a different house in each region of Italy, creating a painting in every residence. All the material produced was then exhibited in Milan in November 2023 in a large solo show at the Fondazione Matalon and in Rome in 2025 at WeGil.