Loom Gallery

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Piazza Luigi di Savoia 24
20124 Milan, Italy

MON-MAR CLOSED
WED-SAT 2-7 P.M.
SUN CLOSED

ARTISTS:
Alexandra Barth
Fausto Melotti (Collezione Ramo)

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Alexandra Barth answers questions from.
Irina Zucca Alessandrelli, curator of the Collezione Ramo

Give a definition of what drawing is for you.
Drawing for me is the perfect medium for distilling the attributes of perceived reality. In a more abstract sense than photography. It allows one to understand the relationships between different elements, the hidden order. It is a means to understand my subjective perception of material reality, to assign respective value to each element. I prefer reduction to expansion and try to see the architecture of everything.

What creative techniques and processes do you use when working on paper?
I simplify each element to get a clearly defined shape. Then I cut out the shape to make a stencil. I spray ink through the stencil onto the paper. The various stencils are stacked on top of each other until the complete picture is obtained. The result is often a surprise, as I try not to control the amount of glaze, that is, the opacity of the sprayed layer. This results in different versions of the same image with the impression of different lighting.

Why did you choose this work from the Collezione Ramo?
I chose Melotti’s drawing because he, too, has an architectural vision with a very subtle artistic sensibility. The forms are reduced in a very original way. You can still trace the references to reality, but the elements are put together in a new, surprising context. It is very lyrical, there is a strong feeling of fragility and perhaps loneliness, which speaks very much to my heart.

What value does the dialogue with modern drawing have for you?
Modern drawing, as well as other modern art forms, emancipates us from objective reality as an imposition. It allows new ideas and expands our ability to perceive beyond what is “seen” and construct realities with different attributes.