A prize winner in many drawing competitions, she eventually chose to devote herself to a musical career.
She carried off a first prize in the piano and is a master in musicology.
She has been a supervisor for many films and T.V. programmes ( Cannes2001-Arte), and she could thus achieve a first access to a merging of both her two passions: pictorial art and music.
Her late come back to her art which was momentarily put aside, has made her a portrait photograph and a graphist highly held in repute.
Fond of art since chidhood, she is creating paintings in close relation to a musical listening : headphones on her ears allow her to shut herself from the world and people around. She thus makes headway in her picture step by step, choosing all the while musics in relation to the process of creation.
« My relation to paing is mainly and above all synesthesic; painting was already part of my vibes in my early years.
In my view, »perfumes,colors and sounds are in perfect harmony and correspondance»
The touch is as important as the sight in my pictorial work.
Ahead of laying the colour, I create reliefs, textures smooth or rough, pits, drops and so on…for a better Sensory Journey… »
Expressed in thick, full brushstrokes, this sense of kinetic energy carries us into the image, so that we are swept away by the intense, vibrant colors. Silvana di Martino includes a variety of textures in her canvases, making her distinctive palette come alive. She says that many of her hues, especially the blues she employs, are influenced by the colors used by Renaissance painters. Referencing all the wonder of nature, from flowing lava to sun, wind and the lights of the Aurora Borealis, these works reflect both our own universe and a marvelous unknown world.
QUI EST SILVANA?
Lauréate de nombreux concours de dessins, elle choisit tout d’abord la carrière musicale. Premier prix de piano, Master de musicologie. Superviseur musique de plusieurs films cinéma et télévision (Cannes 2001 / ARTE) elle a pu réaliser une première approche de la fusion de ses deux passions :
l’image et la musique.
Passionnée d’art depuis sa plus tendre enfance, elle crée sa peinture en osmose avec une écoute musicale. Casque rivé aux oreilles, coupée du monde qui l’entoure, elle avance dans sa toile par phases successives, choisissant ses musiques selon le tableau en cours de création.
« mon rapport à la peinture est avant tout synesthésique. Depuis mon plus jeune âge, la peinture fait partie de mon univers vibratoire.
Pour moi, « les parfums, les couleurs et les sons se répondent».
Dans mon travail pictural, le toucher compte autant que la vue. Avant toute mise en couleur, je crée reliefs, textures lisses ou rugueuses, pointes, gouttes, pour un meilleur voyage sensoriel… »
Energie cinétique qui, par l’intensité et la vibrance des couleurs, nous entraîne dans des pays lointains, merveilleux et inconnus. Silvana di Martino utilise une grande variété de textures dans ses toiles, de telle sorte que sa palette si particulière prenne vie. Se référant aux beautés de la nature, ses travaux reflètent à la fois notre univers intérieur et les chatoiements des mondes possibles.
Elle est guidée dans son inspiration par la musique et la poésie. Sa capacité à créer dans le moment présent, par son instinct et sa spontanéité, libérée des contraintes, elle harmonise un feeling de l’instant et un vision précise de la composition et des couleurs qui rendent son travail unique.
CONCEPTUAL EXHIBITIONS
« THE, VEGETALE AMBROISIE »
synaesthetic exhibition
Paintings inspired by the flavors and scents of the World teas … in relation Theodor teas and environment « and Sounds » evoking the trip tea in space and time.
« VOYAGE SENSORIEL »
synaesthetic exhibition
The exhibition presents a new concept, “the synaesthetic exhibition”. What is a synaesthetic exhibtion, you might ask? Well, it is a physical experience of sensory signals interacting with each other (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and gustative). By simulating sensations, other senses are awakened and brought to life.
This new exhibition is inspired by the texts of Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil). In Baudelaire’s text, perfumes, colors and sound respond to each other.
The exhibitions’ descriptive texts have been translated into braile; You can touch them. You can also touch the paintings. Consequently, the exhibition is open to all audiences, including those with sight handicaps.
“Sensory Journey” is the creation of Silvana Di Martino (painter), in collaboration with Denis Barbier (musician and sound engineer).
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
« Art to Heart » – Degrees of Abstraction
February 7 – February 27, 2013
In Support of the Children’s Heart Foundation
The sale of this work will be entirely donated to the foundation.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
CHATEAU DE LOUDENNE – Voyage Sensoriel
28 July – 26 september 2014
GRADIGNAN- la voie de Compostelle, l’envol?
19 – 22 september 2014
ROSSINI – PARIS
19 – 20 september 2014
GALLERY ART&MISS – PARIS
3 – 30 April 2014
ART EXPO NEW YORK – NYC
4,5 & 6 April 2014
ARTOULOUS’EXPO – TOULOUSE
14 – 16 February 2014
SPECTRUM MIAMI – MIAMI
4 – 8 December 2013
LYCEE FEN SHUI VACLAV HAVEL – BEGLES
4 – 13 Novembre 2013
CITE DE L’ESPACE – TOULOUSE
25 – 27 October 2013
GALLERY « L’ENDROIT » – TOULOUSE
26 September – 8 October 2013
ROSSINI – PARIS
20 – 21 September 2013
PRIEURE DE CAYAC – GRADIGNAN
13 – 16 September 2013
LE PARLEMENT BY ALEX – BORDEAUX
20 June 2013
GALLERY « LA SOURCE » – FONTAINE LES DIJON
27 April – 19 May 2013
GALLERY « ARTES » – PARIS
4 – 13 April 2013
TREVISAN INTERNATIONAL ART – BOLOGNE
23 March – 4 April 2013
AGORA GALLERY – NEW YORK
7 – 27 February 2013
ARTOULOUSE – TOULOUSE
12 – 17 February 2013
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
MECENAVIE promotes contemporary artists. Since 2004, MECENAVIE has been working hard to offer artists a wealth of quality services. With exhibitions at art fairs around the world, sales at auction and corporate rentals.
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MECENAVIE assure la promotion des artistes contemporains. Depuis 2004, MECENAVIE met tout en œuvre pour offrir à ses artistes une richesse de prestations de qualité. Des expositions dans les salons à travers le monde, aux ventes aux enchères, en passant par la location en entreprise.