Beddru - La Contadina

ARTIST: BEDDRU
ORIGIN: ITALIAN
WEBSITE: https://www.beddru.com/

This one of a kind artwork entitled LA CONTADINA was painted in 2024 by internationally raising, self-taught Italian artist Beddru and belongs to the artist's ENIGMA Collection.

Beddru’s ENIGMA collection is dedicated entirely to women and honours the multiple roles they embody in society across time, geography and cultures. Its hidden symbols connect past and present, reflecting women’s strength, complexity, and enduring power to shape the world around them. This body of work is entirely created on plexiglass and wood using a reverse painting technique.

Beddru has carved a distinctive place in contemporary art through his conceptual exploration and bold experimentation with non-traditional materials, particularly thick, layered plexiglass panels.
His figurative subjects are portrayed in an "unconformable" manner using ink-based mixed media, applied with a reverse painting technique reminiscent of 17th-century Italian masters. By developing his own variation of this method, Beddru emphasizes the use of vivid pigments to infuse his works with a signature vibrancy.

In addition to plexiglass, Beddru also paints on canvas, working with oil and acrylic techniques to further expand his expressive range. His artistic inquiry often revolves around themes such as the gender gap, and he seeks to normalize perceptions of desire, pleasure, and human connection, challenging conventional narratives through visual storytelling.

The viewer is drawn in by a compelling interplay of chromatic harmony and the enigmatic allure of his mythologically inspired figures. Emerging from the depths of a forgotten past, these characters carry cryptic symbols, silent messages awaiting interpretation in the present day.

Beddru currently lives and works in Brussels, where he paints in his studio and regularly exhibits his work internationally. His art has been showcased in prestigious venues, including top-tier art fairs and museums, both in solo and group exhibitions. His pieces are held in prominent private collections, including those of the Saudi Royal Family and New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart.

Beddru's work has been on display in all continents since 2012 in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Rome, Shanghai, Madrid, Marbella, Paris, Palm Beach, Brussels, Florence, Tokyo, Vienna, Zürich, Berlin, Monaco, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Shenzhen, Luxembourg city, Dallas, Barcelona, Palermo, Lille, Palm Springs, Gent, London, Milan, Hong Kong, Antwerp, Turin, Verona and many more.

This year's exhibitions:

- Palm Beach Art Show (February)
- Gallery Show Brussels (March)
- Art Muc (May)
- Gallery Show Brussels (May)
- Art Marbella (July)
- Art Monaco (September)
- Art Muc (October)
- Inc Art Fair (November)
- Context Miami/ Art Miami (December)

For previous exhibitions, please check the link below:
https://www.beddru.com/events