Giulia Marie Candotti

Lives and works in Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Artist statement

Born in 1997, in Brussels, and raised in Kenya and Italy, my art has always been influenced by the natural and man-made environments around me. My years at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome strongly marked my painting style as they made me evolve from figurative art to a more abstract, interpretative style. Moreover, I was born in a highly creative family, and have always been passionate about painting and drawing, and about the natural environment around me. After completing my bachelor’s degree in Painting at the Academy, I then obtained a master’s degree in arts and Culture at Maastricht University, in the Netherlands. My artistic journey took a bit of a detour during my master’s degree, and as a result I ended up working in the sustainability / NGO / environmental protection sector for two years, out of necessity. I never stopped creating and continued to produce art that I felt was right for me at the time. My professional experiences have profoundly impacted my art and have forced me to produce works of art that connect my emotions and my surrounding environments. Although my personal style sometimes differs between abstract and figurative, there is always a connection to my “environment”, be it internal or external. My art aims to represent the way in which I process my surrounding through my emotions, representing them using colour, tonalities and textures. Additionally, I often find myself using natural elements such as leaves, twigs, flowers or branches to spread...

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