Jo Hummel/The art of minimalism and repetition

by Romina Ciulli and Carole Dazzi

Stars Wrapped in Skin II, 2025

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

Who’s next?… Eva Hesse

Written by Valentina Biondini, literature amateur

Eva Hesse

Our column “Who’s Next?” turns the attention to a woman whose artistic style had the power to change contemporary art forever. We are talking about Eva Hesse, an American sculptor of Jewish origin who, during her short career, reinvented and revolutionized the language of sculpture, making use of a chaotic aesthetic process, bordering on the eccentric, in which emerge intensely the notions of physicality and sensitivity.

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