Back portraits: the works of Bruno Melappioni

Bruno Melappioni | retroritratti

BACK PORTRAITS: THE WORKS OF BRUNO MELAPPIONI

Portrait artist and nude painter, in Bruno Melappioni’s works both genres are mixed.
What is the point, in fact, of capturing the face and bust of a man or woman if not to affirm their status, prestige, character, or inner motions?
But if all that appears on canvas are nubs, hair, and hinted profiles, can one still speak of a portrait?
The same applies to the body.

The works of Bruno Melappioni

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Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo Tickets, the staircase and works to see

Scala di Contarini del Bovolo | musei Venezia

PALAZZO CONTARINI DEL BOVOLO TICKETS, THE STAIRCASE AND THE WORKS TO SEE

If you want to book tickets to Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo and climb its famous spiral staircase, you’ve come to the right place.
It is one of the most Instagrammable places in Venice and in this post you will find all the information you need to visit this late Gothic palace, which is located a few steps away from the Rialto Bridge.

You can book tickets for Scala Contarini del Bovolo now, but in the meantime I’ll leave you with some useful information for your visit.

The Scala Contarini del Bovolo is a unique spiral staircase (bòvolo in Venetian dialect) that externally characterises the late Gothic palace of the same name. During its long existence the palace, whose vicissitudes span five centuries of Venetian history, has known different owners.

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo Tickets and Works

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The faces in the works of Nii Odai

Nii Odai | artista

Nii Odai

THE FACES IN THE WORKS OF NII ODAI

The works of Nii Odai, born in Ghana in 1991, winner of the artist of the year award at BE OPEN Art, highlight the desire to convey an inspirational message that evokes natural emotions and virtues.

A feature of Nii Odai’s works is the use of raw colors which, according to the artist, are the closest manifestation of creation, the creator and his ability to evoke our emotions.

The faces in the works of Nii Odai

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Loneliness in the works of Federica Poletti

Federica Poletti | opere

Federica Poletti, Ufficio delle tenebre, trittico, 2022, olio su tavola, cm 70×150, particolare

LONELINESS IN THE WORKS OF FEDERICA POLETTI

Federica Poletti (Modena, 1980) graduated in Visual Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna.
She expresses herself through painting, which she approached during her studies, later becoming a student of painter Andrea Chiesi.

The works of Federica Poletti

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Flowers in the works of Zhang Le

Zhang Le | opere

FLOWERS IN THE WORKS OF ZHANG LE

The flowers in Zhang Le’s works are a combination of two contradictions: prosperity and vitality on the one hand and fragility and decay on the other.
A Chinese artist born in 1999, the charm of this contradictory combination is evident in Zhang Le’s paintings, where beauty is brief and fragile because flowering is always accompanied by rapid decay.

Flowers in the works of Zhang Le

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