Sumptuous yet subdued, painter Donatella Colasanti’s still lifes and nudes approach aesthetic perfection without abandoning a sense of mystery and charm. Even as generous swaths of light spill over her subjects, illuminating the finely tuned elements at work within her homages to classic forms, Colasanti’s pieces abound with intrigue and secret meanings. Her penchant for painting on plaster inspires the feeling of a mural, inviting viewers to explore the figurative language within its rich textures. Colasanti began painting at an early age under the tutelage of her father, experimenting at first with Impressionism and various mediums. Discovering a predisposition for understanding the unknown, the artist turned her focus to oil on plaster, which remains her favored mode for conveying elusive emotions through an elegant balance of aesthetic properties. Her artful marriage of the furtive, the familiar and the evocative betrays her subjects’ secrets and makes for intimate dialogues between her work and the viewer.
Donatella Colasanti lives and works in Terni, Italy.