Erica CALARDO, 1980 ✿

Erica Calardo is an italian figurative painter born in Geova (Italy) in 1980, living and working in Bologna, Italy. Her works in oils, watercolors, and pencils are windows on the solitude of lost souls. She explores the realm of Beauty, Grotesque, Magic, by creating eery oneiric feminine figures who tell tales of long forgotten dreams, of an imaginary timeless past.

E poi

sciolgo l'ormeggio

l'incantesimo si è rotto

ti ridò il tuo Amore

per sempre...

Questo è un S.O.S

salva la mia anima!

~ Catherine La Rose©2023 ~

Deeply rooted in the Italian Tradition, her technique is inspired by the Renaissance and Mannerism old masters (Leonardo, Bronzino, and Lavinia Fontana above all). She is mostly self-taught and has learned her skills from old dusty books. She has recently studied academic painting with Italian master Roberto Ferri.