About the Artist:
Gabriela Azar Rubagotti, (born in Santo Domingo in 1995) is a Dominican emerging artist currently based in Italy. Coming from a family of professional artists, Gabriela grew up within creative environments, art galleries and art studios from an early age. She obtained her BA degree in Architecture at Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and her MA degree at Istituto Marangoni in Milan, Italy. Through the years she has developed interests and experience in several creative fields such as visual arts, fashion, architecture and interior design which all influence her work and artistic endeavors. The artist works in a variety of media, yet her pieces are primarily acrylic on canvas.
She has participated in collective exhibitions within architecture and visual arts and has had her work featured in several international publications. This exhibition will be followed by both group and solo exhibitions in Italy throughout 2024.
About the Exhibition:
This exhibition entitled “Essence” speaks of serenity, peace and beauty. It is a reflection of the artist and the intrinsic relation between Azar Rubagotti and her work, the essence of who she is, the inner self, that is portrayed through each piece — as she describes “the canvas filled with self reflection.” Taking comfort in beauty, memories, and experiences that translate into delicate artwork compositions.
“Essence” refers to the intrinsic nature of something abstract. It relates to the most important characteristics of ones self. In this case, seen and perceived through the search of art that inspires new ways of seeing, gestural movements, expressive visual representations evoking emotions, and memories of the invisible. These aspects are achieved in each work through movement, balanced harmony, delicately blending earthy tones with powerful colors, traces of gold, and the abstract representation of natural beauty with figurative flowers.
This series of works vary from large format canvases, medium size paintings to small format mixed media drawings. Each work conveys a dialogue between simplicity, inner nature, and the lasting essence of elegance which invites the viewer to disconnect and experience the feminine and delicate nature of beauty through every detail.
This will be Azar Rubagotti’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Gabriela Azar Rugabotti: www.instagram.com/gar.studio