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Alberto Di Fabio

April 3–May 24, 2014
Geneva

Installation view © Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view

© Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view © Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view

© Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view © Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view

© Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view © Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view

© Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view © Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view

© Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view © Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view

© Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view © Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Installation view

© Alberto Di Fabio Photo by Annik Wetter

Works Exhibited

Alberto Di Fabio, Neurone+campo magnetico+fotoni, 2013 Acrylic on canvas, 23 ⅝ × 23 ⅝ inches (60 × 60 cm)© Alberto Di Fabio

Alberto Di Fabio, Neurone+campo magnetico+fotoni, 2013

Acrylic on canvas, 23 ⅝ × 23 ⅝ inches (60 × 60 cm)
© Alberto Di Fabio

Alberto Di Fabio, Doppia realtà, 2013 Acrylic on canvas, 23 ⅝ × 23 ⅝ inches (60 × 60 cm)© Alberto Di Fabio

Alberto Di Fabio, Doppia realtà, 2013

Acrylic on canvas, 23 ⅝ × 23 ⅝ inches (60 × 60 cm)
© Alberto Di Fabio

Alberto Di Fabio, Campi magnetici, 2013 Acrylic on canvas, 31 ½ × 31 ½ inches (80 × 80 cm)© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

Alberto Di Fabio, Campi magnetici, 2013

Acrylic on canvas, 31 ½ × 31 ½ inches (80 × 80 cm)
© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

Alberto Di Fabio, Fotoni+magnetismo, 2013 Acrylic on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 39 ⅜ inches (100 × 100 cm)© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

Alberto Di Fabio, Fotoni+magnetismo, 2013

Acrylic on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 39 ⅜ inches (100 × 100 cm)
© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

Alberto Di Fabio, Danza cosmica, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 39 ⅜ inches (100 × 100 cm)© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

Alberto Di Fabio, Danza cosmica, 2012

Acrylic on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 39 ⅜ inches (100 × 100 cm)
© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

Alberto Di Fabio, Specchi della mente, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 39 ⅜ inches (100 × 100 cm)© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

Alberto Di Fabio, Specchi della mente, 2012

Acrylic on canvas, 39 ⅜ × 39 ⅜ inches (100 × 100 cm)
© Alberto Di Fabio, photo by Matteo D'Eletto

About

It is a magnification and transformation of the microcosmic, of the microcellular, of micro-organisms. I look to the great abstract artists like Motherwell, Kline, Pollock, De Kooning, but all my work comes from a vision of real nature.
—Alberto Di Fabio

Gagosian Geneva is pleased to present an exhibition of recent paintings by Alberto Di Fabio.

For over twenty years, Di Fabio has investigated the imagery of biology, astrology, and other natural systems through painting. The son of an artist and a scientist, he drew mineral and floral structures from textbooks from an early age. Taking the microscopic and the cosmic as subjects, he imbues neurons, photons, stars and galaxies with sublime gestural dimensions, and seeks to impart optical energies that transcend the physical artwork. His portrayal of these universal building blocks and celestial bodies—which he characterizes as "the heartbeat of our planet, the movement of the cosmic dance"—comprises an alternative realism, augmented by sophisticated flourishes which echo painterly impulses from Vorticism and Op art to Abstract Expressionism. Di Fabio has also experimented with digital photomontage and environmental actions. In 2000 he purchased an entire valley on the island of Ponza, where he planted approximately two hundred trees, converted a cave into a liveable home, and has since hosted exhibitions and concerts.

Di Fabio's latest works are inspired by recent research conducted at CERN in Geneva, where scientists discovered the elusive Higgs boson or "God particle" in 2012, which is thought to give mass to all matter. Meticulously painted magnetic fields drift through spattered monochromatic atmospheres, fusing deliberate representation with expressionist improvisation. Neurons, photons, stars and galaxies overlap in fluid conflations of microscopic and astronomical subjects that evoke extrasensory kinetic visions, while intricate symmetries allude to familiar forms such as seeds, tentacles, and branches. In Specchi della mente / Mirrors of the Mind (2012), viscous blue neurons swirl through a neutral grey background speckled with black and white, while Campi magnetici / Magnetic Fields (2013) depicts brilliant purple bursts suspended in a starry black void. Evincing lyricism out of the invisible foundations of life, Di Fabio continues to project ecstatic gesture through natural form.

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Gagosian Gallery est heureuse de présenter une exposition de peintures récentes d’Alberto Di Fabio.

Depuis plus de vingt ans, Di Fabio étudie l’imagerie de la biologie, de l’astrologie et des autres systèmes naturels à travers la peinture. Fils d’un artiste et d’une scientifique, il dessinait des structures florales et minérales à partir de manuels dès son plus jeune âge. En prenant comme sujets le microscopique et le cosmique, il imprègne neurones, photons, étoiles et galaxies de dimensions gestuelles sublimes et cherche à communiquer les énergies optiques qui transcendent l’œuvre d’art physique. Sa représentation de ces éléments fondamentaux universels et de ces corps célestes—qu’il décrit comme « les pulsations de notre planète, le mouvement de la danse cosmique »—constitue un réalisme alternatif, accentué par des embellissements sophistiqués qui font écho aux impulsions picturales du Vorticisme, de l’Op art et de l’Expressionisme Abstrait. Di Fabio s’est également essayé au photomontage digital et aux actions environnementales. En 2000 il a acheté une vallée entière sur l’île de Ponza, où il a planté environ deux cents arbres, a converti une cave en habitation et y a depuis organisé des expositions et des concerts.

Les dernières œuvres de Di Fabio sont inspirées par les recherches récentes menées au CERN, à Genève, où les scientifiques ont découvert le boson de Higgs ou « particule de Dieu » en 2012, qui conférerait une masse à toute matière. Des champs magnétiques méticuleusement peints dérivent à travers des atmosphères monochromes, mêlant une représentation délibérée à une improvisation expressionniste. Neurones, photons, étoiles et galaxies se chevauchent dans des combinaisons fluides de sujets microscopiques et astronomiques évoquant des visions cinétiques extrasensorielles tandis que des symétries complexes font allusion à des formes familières telles que des graines, des tentacules et des branches. Dans Specchi della mente / Mirrors of the Mind (2012), des neurones bleus visqueux tournoient dans un fond gris neutre, tacheté de blanc et de noir alors que Campi magnetici / Magnetic Fields (2013) dépeint des éclats violets brillants, suspendus dans un vide noir étoilé. En faisant ressortir un lyrisme des fondements invisibles de la vie, Di Fabio continue de projeter le mouvement en extase a travers la forme naturelle.

Alberto Di Fabio est né à Avezzano en Italie en 1966. Il vit et travaille à Rome. Ses expositions individuelles incluent le Museum der Rupertinum Betriebsges, Salzburg, Autriche (1996); Magazin 4, Bregenzer Kunstverein (1997); Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive, Spoleto (2011); Galleria Nazionale D’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome (2012); Mairie du 4ème arrondissement, Paris (2013); et la Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, Londres (2013). Ses expositions de groupe comprennent notamment « The Return of Exquisite Corpse », The Drawing Center, New York (1993); Biennale Internationale d’Art de Pékin (2005); National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi (2007); Xv Esposizione Quadriennale d’Arte di Roma, Palazzo delle Esposizioni Roma (2008); « Elevazioni e permutazioni » Museo Ebraico di Venezia (2011); National Gallery, Dublin (2011); et Procuratie Vecchie, Venise (2013).

Une exposition majeure consacrée à Di Fabio sera présentée au Castel Sant’Elmo à Naples du 15 mai au 5 juin 2014.