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Luca Giovagnoli: “All art is autobiographical”
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Luca Giovagnoli was born in Rimini in 1963, where he still lives. This city, one of Europe’s most notable seaside resorts, is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the subjects of the artist’s paintings. After his studies, Luca started working as a graphic designer and presented his first solo exhibition in 1990.
His sexually explicit paintings stir the imagination and evoke emotion. As a filmmaker, Luca recreates moments from life on canvas, and it’s up to your imagination how the story unfolds.
I believe that, like great feelings, a person's destiny also begins with a spark of passion. Can you tell us about how your passion for painting began?
I think the first spark of passion for painting came from going to museums with my parents as a child. I was enchanted by the paintings of Botticelli, Raphael, Caravaggio and the other Renaissance painters. Also by the many art books at home that I read continuously. Then came also the passion for the great comic illustrators of that period such as Juan Zanotto and John Buscema. I like to think that in my work there is a mix between painting and comics.
Your paintings are mostly done in a gloomy palette. What inspires you to work with this color palette?
Mainly my work develops in two cycles, one linked to the territory, of my city and one on the theme of sexuality and the palette differs a lot between the two themes. In the paintings related to sexuality, I use darker colours perhaps because it is a more intimate, darker theme on which there are still many taboos and it comes naturally to me to use a certain kind of palette.
What impression do you want your work to make on the viewer?
I know you like Federico Fellini. He said: "The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world ". Would you say that your paintings are the product of your innermost fantasies?
Where do you get the inspiration for the subjects of your paintings?
Your works are imbued with a sexy vibe. What is female and male sexuality for you?
Our society is still quite puritanical. Have you encountered criticism of your work and how do you feel about it?
Who are your favorite visual artists?
Do you have any exciting projects coming up?
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