Barbara Pastorino - About Barbara Pastorino, Biography, Exhibitions and More

Biography

I was born in Varallo, an artistic town near the Italian Alps, but now live and work in Milan and have travelled extensively. This is also one of the basis for my work.

My art represents the beginning of a trip where I have been or would like to go. I don't know what I will find en route and by how much my painting will be modified along the path. Perhaps at the end of the road I will have found something new from my subconscious or I will be deeply changed.
When I paint I feel extraordinarily free and with a deeper knowledge of myself. My paintings represent a personal diary with which I can open myself freely. Painting is healing for me.

I feel the physical need to be totally absorbed in the creative process, in the midst of my colours, surrounded by the paintings I love.
I used to paint with oils; now I use acrylics, enamels, pigments; usually on Italian stretched canvases, more rarely, on paper. I use brushes, knives, spray bottles, or I drip the colors. I appreciate also the wonderful technique of engraving.

My source of inspiration are literature, Nature, or pictures that I've taken in my trips: natural or architectural landscapes; or images that I create in my fantasy.
I love to experiment creating textures and to see the harmony that springs from shapes and colors.

The greatest satisfaction comes from the appreciation of my collectors, from the idea that my paintings create a better world for them; and the awareness that my works are spreading joy and beauty in many houses.
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Education

2010 - 2016

NABA

1989 - 1996

Bocconi University

1984 - 1989

High school (specializing in classical studies)
Awards

2017

"Libro d'artista - re-immaginare il libro"

Among the ex aequo winners of the collective exhibition "Libro d'artista - re-immaginare il libro"
Seicentro - Milan
From March the 22nd to March the 28th 2017
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Previous events

Event: Design Week

Dates: 5 Sep 2024 - 25 Sep 2024

Venue: Maiocchi15, Milano

Collective exhibition during Design Week in Milan at Maiocchi15 Art Gallery

Event: Syart - International festival of contemporary art

Dates: 21 Feb 2024 - 15 Sep 2021

Venue: SyArt Gallery, Sorrento - Italy

Syart - International festival of contemporary art

Event: Chain Reaction

Dates: 3 Nov 2023 - 31 Dec 2023

Venue: Pearl CIty Clay House, Jamestown, New York

“Chain Reaction” group show with International Online Art Collective—Pearl City Clay House Gallery, Jamestown, New York – November 2023

Event: Nostos

Dates: 5 May 2022 - 5 Jun 2022

Venue: Maiocchi15, Milano

Solo Exhibition by the Art gallry Maiocchi15 in Milan

Links

Like me on Facebook

Follow me on Instagram

Visit my website

Education

2010 - 2016

NABA

1989 - 1996

Bocconi University

1984 - 1989

High school (specializing in classical studies)

Awards

2017

"Libro d'artista - re-immaginare il libro"

Among the ex aequo winners of the collective exhibition "Libro d'artista - re-immaginare il libro"
Seicentro - Milan
From March the 22nd to March the 28th 2017

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Design Week

Dates: 5 Sep 2024 - 25 Sep 2024

Venue: Maiocchi15, Milano

Collective exhibition during Design Week in Milan at Maiocchi15 Art Gallery

Event: Syart - International festival of contemporary art

Dates: 21 Feb 2024 - 15 Sep 2021

Venue: SyArt Gallery, Sorrento - Italy

Syart - International festival of contemporary art

Event: Chain Reaction

Dates: 3 Nov 2023 - 31 Dec 2023

Venue: Pearl CIty Clay House, Jamestown, New York

“Chain Reaction” group show with International Online Art Collective—Pearl City Clay House Gallery, Jamestown, New York – November 2023

Event: Nostos

Dates: 5 May 2022 - 5 Jun 2022

Venue: Maiocchi15, Milano

Solo Exhibition by the Art gallry Maiocchi15 in Milan

Biography

I was born in Varallo, an artistic town near the Italian Alps, but now live and work in Milan and have travelled extensively. This is also one of the basis for my work.

My art represents the beginning of a trip where I have been or would like to go. I don't know what I will find en route and by how much my painting will be modified along the path. Perhaps at the end of the road I will have found something new from my subconscious or I will be deeply changed.
When I paint I feel extraordinarily free and with a deeper knowledge of myself. My paintings represent a personal diary with which I can open myself freely. Painting is healing for me.

I feel the physical need to be totally absorbed in the creative process, in the midst of my colours, surrounded by the paintings I love.
I used to paint with oils; now I use acrylics, enamels, pigments; usually on Italian stretched canvases, more rarely, on paper. I use brushes, knives, spray bottles, or I drip the colors. I appreciate also the wonderful technique of engraving.

My source of inspiration are literature, Nature, or pictures that I've taken in my trips: natural or architectural landscapes; or images that I create in my fantasy.
I love to experiment creating textures and to see the harmony that springs from shapes and colors.

The greatest satisfaction comes from the appreciation of my collectors, from the idea that my paintings create a better world for them; and the awareness that my works are spreading joy and beauty in many houses.