“MY SACRED NATURE”

In her colourful interpretation of the natural world, Gaia Starace examines the current social and environmental conditions through a self-reflective and intimate experience. Her new collection called My Sacred Nature entails three smaller abstract oil paint series: Water in the Forest , Water in the Desert and Water in the Sky. Opening her collection, Gaia introduces two figurative/still life oil paintings on paper, a symbolic gesture of gratitude to nature in a reciprocal act of giving & taking.In the alchemical combination of movement and stillness, Gaia’s art speaks of a deeply personal and enriching contemplation of the rhythm of life… a spiritual experience that transcends the status quo and opens up new possibilities for transformation and social empowerment.

Honouring any accidental imperfection as a reflection of the mutable human nature, Gaia’s “adding & removing” technique is a combination of oil glazing and free-flow scraping method: through the simple, yet powerful single-hand brushstrokes and incisions on the top of the oil paint coating, the hidden colour underneath is revealed, creating a mysterious visual effect of aesthetic beauty and depth of colours.

Celebrating the sacredness of Nature and reflecting on its essential value to humanity, Gaia’s art–both in painting and drawing–exists at abstract boundaries, mainly utilizing a minimalistic approach.

With her classical Italian background and education in Architecture, Gaia has been strongly inspired by the quality of the Italian Great Masters’ work, Rothko’s monochromatic use of vibrant colours and the clean design lines of Tadao Ando’s contemplative architecture.

Wanting to provoke disparate emotional responses in the audience, Gaia meticulously balances the formal elements of the composition with the infinite use of colours. Merging the notions of cultural memories, environmental issues, and spirituality, her art resides within a poetic yet playful framework.