L’artista Pietro Roccasalva senza tregua: genealogia di un motivo resiliente nella mostra a Milano
Italian artist Pietro Roccasalva presents a new body of work at MASSIMODECARLO’s Casa Corbellini-Wassermann in Milan, titled "Io ti saluto luce, ma con nervi offesi." The exhibition features a series of paintings characterized by dense stratification, featuring recurring motifs like a disheveled child, a bride with a tennis racket, and metamorphic animals. These works function as visual deposits where cultural references and personal iconography overlap, creating a theatrical dialogue with the gallery’s historic architecture.
The show highlights Roccasalva’s resistance to superficial consumption, demanding a slow and reflective engagement from the viewer. By utilizing complex literary references—specifically Ben Jonson’s "The Poetaster"—and a non-linear narrative style, the artist explores the tension between memory and immediate perception. This exhibition reinforces Roccasalva's position as a master of conceptual painting who uses the medium to challenge the stability of visual interpretation.