Laura è nata e cresciuta in collina di Trento, “con l’orizzonte delle montagne negli occhi e l’azzurro pallido del loro profilo nel cuore”. 

Dopo aver completato il diploma di scuola superiore linguistica, trascorre un anno in Germania, torna a Trento, si laurea in lingue straniere e inizia a lavorare come interprete, traduttrice e guida turistica. Diventa madre di tre figli e intraprende la professione di insegnante di lingue.

Si avvicina all’arte soprattutto per indagare il proprio mondo interiore e il mondo che la circonda con la lente dell’artista che osserva e ripropone in una forma nuova. Inizia con la tecnica ad acquerello, le velature, il bagnato sul bagnato. Senza seguire una vera e propria formazione artistica ma partecipando a laboratori di pittura di quando in quando. “La pittura ad acquerello, con i suoi colori sfumati, leggeri e fluidi, mi trasmetteva serenità. Mi sentivo libera di esprimere le mie emozioni nel colore, senza ricercare una perfezione della forma e senza entrare in un giudizio di merito. Immergermi in questi colori mi dava speranza e gioia. Tuttavia, l’idea di essere in grado veramente di dipingere era ancora molto vaga e lontana in me.”

Nel 2019/2020 frequenta i corsi di pittura sotto la guida dell’artista Alber Dedja. Attraverso l’insegnamento del maestro e immersa in un ambiente artistico stimolante, Laura studia alacremente e comincia a indagare il suo stile pittorico. “Ho imparato la tecnica dell’acrilico e dell’olio e le basi del ritratto. E’ stata una vera rivelazione per me, in quanto ero convinta di essere negata per il disegno e per il figurativo. Riuscire a disegnare dei volti e dar loro vita attraverso il colore, i volumi, e l’espressione mi ha emozionata moltissimo. E naturalmente questa è stata la motivazione a continuare a studiare e sperimentare. Il primo Lock-down, con lo spaesamento che ne è derivato, è stato un periodo incredibilmente fertile dal punto di vista creativo. Se non avessi avuto la pittura ad accompagnarmi, non credo che lo avrei superato con tanta leggerezza.”

Le sua arte è prevalentemente figurativa informale, in cui il colore dà vita alla forma e non viceversa.

LA MIA POETICA

Il gesto artistico rappresenta per me la libertà d’espressione, la possibilità di raccontare se stessi, il proprio vissuto e il proprio mondo attraverso la forma artistica, qualunque essa sia. È l’energia creativa che entra in comunicazione con l’interiorità e l’esteriorità, dando vita a una forma circolare vivificante, dove l’artista, la sua opera e l’osservatore si intrecciano in un continuo scambio di significati ed emozioni.

Con la mia pittura cerco di dar vita, attraverso la rappresentazione figurativa, a sentimenti e vissuti che prendono forma nella figura umana, trasformandoli e personificandoli in un tentativo di armonizzazione. La figura umana è al centro della mia ricerca e delle mie opere, sempre protagonista di un dialogo filosofico con l’ambiente circostante, con il colore, e con l’osservatore stesso. La figura non è mai fine a sé stessa, ma diventa un mezzo attraverso il quale esplorare e comunicare una visione più profonda del mondo e dell’esperienza umana.

Non mi ispiro a degli artisti in particolare quando dipingo; ma ho sempre adorato l’arte espressionista ed impressionista. Attualmente, unitamente al ritratto figurativo, sto esplorando l’astratto e una tecnica più materica. Nei ritratti la parte su cui mi soffermo maggiormente e che mi affascina sono gl i sguardi. L’atto creativo è sospensione dal quotidiano affanno per la sopravvivenza, un atto meditativo, spirituale.

Laura was born and raised in the hills of Trento, “with the horizon of the mountains in her eyes and the pale blue of their outline in her heart.”

After completing her linguistic high school diploma, she spends a year in Germany, returns to Trento, graduates in foreign languages, and begins working as an interpreter, translator, and tour guide. She becomes a mother of three children and takes up the profession of language teacher.

She approaches art primarily to explore her inner world and the world around her through the lens of an artist who observes and reinterprets in a new form. She begins with watercolor techniques, glazing, and wet-on-wet. Without following a formal artistic education, she occasionally participates in painting workshops. “Watercolor painting, with its shaded, light, and fluid colors, brought me serenity. I felt free to express my emotions in color, without seeking perfection in form and without entering into a judgment of merit. Immersing myself in these colors gave me hope and joy. However, the idea of truly being able to paint was still very vague and distant to me.”

In 2019/2020, she attended painting courses under the guidance of artist Alber Dedja. Through the master’s teaching and immersed in a stimulating artistic environment, Laura diligently studied and began to explore her painting style. “I learned acrylic and oil techniques and the basics of portraiture. It was a true revelation for me, as I was convinced I was not good at drawing and figurative art. Being able to draw faces and bring them to life through color, volumes, and expression moved me deeply. And naturally, this was the motivation to continue studying and experimenting. The first lockdown, with the disorientation that came with it, was an incredibly fertile period from a creative standpoint. If I hadn’t had painting to accompany me, I don’t think I would have overcome it with such ease.”

Her technique is primarily figurative, realistic but not hyper-realistic. Her paintings, colors, and brushstrokes resemble those of expressionist painters.

“I don’t particularly draw inspiration from specific artists when I paint; but I’ve always adored expressionist art, the painters of the ‘Blaue Reiter’, the Fauves, Gauguin, and so I am probably influenced by them. When I paint with watercolors, it is the impressionist painters like Monet or Cézanne who accompany my brushstrokes. Currently, alongside figurative portraiture, I am exploring abstract and a more textured technique, but I still feel it is somewhat distant from my artistic project. In the portraits I paint, I am captivated by the gazes and cannot help but fall in love with the subjects I am painting. I let them go with difficulty, as if I have to cut an umbilical cord each time. The creative act is a suspension from the daily struggle for survival. For me, it is a meditative, spiritual act. It is that prayer I do not express in words. Or even better: it is pure gratitude!”Laura is born and raised in the hills of Trento, “with the horizon of the mountains in the eyes and the pale blue of their profile in the heart”.
She did linguistic studies, majoring in Russian and German and after a period of travel to Europe and a career as an interpreter and tour guide, she began the profession of language teacher.

“I’m not inspired by artists in particular when I paint; but I have always adored expressionist art, the painters of the “Blaue Reiter, the Fauves, Gauguin, and therefore I was probably influenced by them. When I paint in watercolors, on the other hand, it is the Impressionist painters, such as Monet or Cézanne, who accompany my brushstroke. Currently, together with the figurative portrait, I am exploring the abstract and a more material technique, but I still feel it a bit far from my artistic project. In the portraits I paint I am fascinated by the looks and I cannot help but fall in love with the subjects I am painting. I let them go with difficulty, as if every time I had to cut an umbilical cord. The creative act is suspended from the daily struggle for survival. For me it is a meditative, spiritual act. It is that prayer that I do not express verbally. Or even better: it’s pure gratitude! “

MY POETRY 

For me, the artistic gesture represents freedom of expression, the possibility of telling oneself, one’s experience and one’s world through the artistic form, whatever it may be. It is the creative energy that enters into communication with the interior and exterior, giving life to a vivifying circular form, where the artist, his work and the observer intertwine in a continuous exchange of meanings and emotions.

With my painting I try to give life, through figurative representation, to feelings and experiences that take shape in the human figure, transforming and personifying them in an attempt at harmonization. The human figure is at the center of my research and my works, always the protagonist of a philosophical dialogue with the surrounding environment, with color, and with the observer himself. The figure is never an end in itself, but becomes a means through which to explore and communicate a deeper vision of the world and human experience.

I don’t take inspiration from particular artists when I paint; but I have always loved expressionist and impressionist art. Currently, together with the figurative portrait, I am exploring the abstract and a more material technique. In portraits the part I focus on most and that fascinates me are the looks.   The creative act is a suspension from the daily struggle for survival, a meditative, spiritual act.