conceptual art Archives - The Female Curators

Jo Hummel/The art of minimalism and repetition

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025thefemalecurators

by Romina Ciulli and Carole Dazzi

The works of artist Jo Hummel are characterized by a minimalist balance, made of symbolic forms which recall spiritual concepts, and pastel colors that produce unexpected sensory vibrations. A geometric and layered construction, intentionally abstract, through which are investigated the themes related to the human condition, everyday life, repetition and subjectivity. Also paper is the preferred material she uses in her works, manipulated with scissors and other tools of everyday life, and with which pictorial collages are created. This, not only it reflects the constant flow of the creative process, but it also delve into the primitive dynamics of the human subconscious. Let’s talk about it with the artist. Read more →

Open dialogues: Roberta Bertazzini

March 3, 2025March 4, 2025thefemalecurators

by Margaret Sgarra, contemporary art curator

Roberta Bertazzini, is a visual artist with a predilection for installation-based works, she creates multi-material pieces which articulate in space and lend themselves to multiple interpretations. Fundamental is the relationship between structure and concept, expression and form. Aspects that, in most cases, dialogue with the user. So that, the viewer acquires a prominent role within the creative process, while remaining anonymous. Read more →

Open dialogues: Alice Padovani

April 7, 2024April 7, 2024thefemalecurators

by Margaret Sgarra, contemporary art curator

Alice Padovani, after a degree in Philosophy and Visual Arts, worked for several years in contemporary theater as actress and director, developing her own path as a visual artist and performer. She has exhibited in personal, collective and museum exhibitions on a national and international level, receiving numerous awards and recognitions. Her works are part of some important private and public collections in Italy and abroad.

Photography and matter: the visual imagery of Darren Harvey-Regan

September 5, 2023April 1, 2024thefemalecurators

by Romina Ciulli e Carole Dazzi

The work of the English artist Darren Harvey-Regan returns a photographic imagery in which the simplicity of the material underlies a complexity of meaning and vice versa. In fact, his works create a connection between the represented subject, the photographic representation of the object and the exhibited photograph itself. This relationship generates an aesthetic tension that takes possession of photography and sculpture to deepen the themes of his artistic research. Read more →

Who’s next?… Fernando Melani

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022thefemalecurators

by Valentina Biondini, art and literature amateur

This time we focus our attention on what was considered the “first post-war artist-scientist” and “the last of the millennium”. We are talking about Fernando Melani from Pistoia, whose creative dimension was inspired by reflections on matter and atom, and then approached, even anticipating, the influences of Arte Povera, Conceptual Art and Minimal Art.