To create his work, Alessandro Casetti uses industrial paint, mainly water-based, which he applies to canvas via gravity. By letting it dry on the carrier, the colors take on different shapes and textures, they thicken, crack and create the effect of crackle. This makes the work come to life. The effect is like having something infinitely big or infinitely small in front of you; a satellite image of a planet, the cracks in parched Earth, fossils of ancient lakes, or perhaps, at the other end of the spectrum, the slow progression of mold seen through a microscope. The macrocosm and the microcosm enter into dialogue, mix and merge.
Born in 1981 in Bagno di Romagna in the province of Forli, Cesena, Italy.
He has a diploma from the Art Institute of Sansepolcro and he attended the Fine Arts Academy in Florence
Painter, singer and musician, Alessandro Casetti was born in Bagno di Romagna in the Italian province of Forli/Cesena in 1981. Alessandro graduated from the Art Institute of Sansepolcro and attended the Fine Arts Academy in Florence.
Alessandro has been exhibiting his work since 2002, first at the Mentana art gallery in Florence and from then on, in galleries across Italy and Europe, including cities like London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Bologna, Roma, Parma, Milan, as well as Taiwan, Brazil and the USA.
In 2013, Alessandro was appointed Vice President and painting teacher in the Arts Factory Project, an experimental Art Academy, located in an evocative villa in the hills of Romagna and led by the sculptor Roberto Giordani. He has also participated in a series of international residencies in San Francisco, California, and at Government Camp, Oregon, U.S.A., and in same year, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Artist Statement
"To create my works, I used industrial paints, mainly water and white spirit enamels that I apply by gravity on wood or canvas. By drying on the support, the colors take on different shapes and textures, yes they thicken and crack, creating the effect of crackle (or craquelé). The work therefore becomes material, alive. And the sensation is that of having, in front of your eyes, something infinitely large or infinitely small; vision satellite of the planet, the cracks of the parched earth, fossils of ancient lakes; or maybe, on the opposite side of the spectrum, the slow progress of mold seen through a microscope. The macrocosm and the microcosm in dialogue, mixing and merging."
