My Story.
Art as (lost) connection
It might seem like a cliché, but: art is an essential part of my identity. In a world where everyone is constantly confronted with new information and impressions, painting to me is a possibility to slow down and really connect - with myself but also with others.
My artistic portfolio shows different techniques such as pencil drawings and screen printings. But mostly, I work with oil on canvas. During my early and mid 20s I was very interested in two different topics: Mythology and the literary figure Ophelia (You can take a look at these two series in my portfolio). But for a couple of years now I’ve been working on a series which I call cinematographic paintings: I pick up on scenes from different, mostly American movies. The motifs are familiar to the viewer and, on the surface, allow him to connect with the painting. The characters depicted on the canvas, on the other hand, are often frozen in common trivial day to day moments, watching TV on the sofa, opening the fridge or taking a phone call. Their bodies are present and they seem to function in their routined actions but the look on their faces suggest that their minds are elsewhere, thereby hindering the viewer from getting into touch. Of course, I draw my inspiration from the movies I choose, their atmosphere, their plot and the topics they work upon. But I am also influenced by the staged photographies of Gregory Crewdson, Cindy Sherman and Philip-Lorca diCorcia as well as classical painters such as Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol and Albrecht Dürer.
I am
Bianca Fazio
Daughter to a German mother and an Italian father, I studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania and the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. Therefore, I have a methodical as well as historical knowledge of the arts.
I mainly exhibited in Italy, amongst others at the Museo Emilio Greco, the exhibition centre Le Ciminiere and the Palazzo della Cultura in Catania, as well as at galleries in Rome and Naples. Most recently my artworks have been shown at Christie’s in London, at Swiss Art Fair in Zurich and at the Biennale Art Expo in Venice. Currently, I am living and working in my hometown Munich.
