fabio imperiale - i più vecchi ricordano

Title: The Eldest Remember

Technique: coffee and tar on a collage of vintage postcards and other scraps of old paper

Unique artwork

Dimensions with frame: 32.5 × 38.5 cm

Year of realization: 2025

Signature: on the back

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The work depicts a half-length bust of a female figure viewed from the back/side, painted on a collage of antique postcards and other scraps, such as sheet music or maps, which become an integral part of the composition.
The technique used fosters dialogue between image and memory, turning the support into a visual archive of stories and impressions.
The figure emerges delicately thanks to a palette of sepia tones and natural earth colors, while the gathered hairstyle and the pose confer a sense of intimacy and suspended time.
The only postcard visible on the illustration side shows an image 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 also the value of detail and layering

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BRIEF BIO
I have always drawn, since childhood. 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 exploration, although over the years I worked on other series of works, especially urban landscapes and scenes of anonymous crowds or individuals.
In 2015 I approached antique postal material as a support for my works: letters, postcards, maps, letters and manuscripts, and the woman returned to being the exclusive protagonist of my painting.
For many years I have collaborated with numerous galleries, held solo and group shows, and regularly participate in art fairs.
Since 2014 I have had a painting studio in Rome, in Trastevere.
In 2021, following the Covid period, I conceived Marginalia, a home-made residency project 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 exhibition at the Fondazione Matalon and in Rome in 2025 at WeGil.