site: Chora Space (Sassari).
Gavino Ganau’s painting was fueled by the comparison with mass media languages and popular contemporary icons.
In this phase the works fall into different thematic strands, he creates more or less complex compositions where, through the use of filmic and photographic frames, he creates a poetically felt unicum.
He then abandons the use of images from the star system, or in any case provided by the media system, to focus on ordinary people absorbed in their own thoughts and caught in disparate environments: interiors, metropolitan spaces and those of an anthropomorphized nature.
The focus shifts to a more deeply metaphorical mode.
The final image, as a condensation of an existential-sociological reflection, is produced spontaneously, where the insertion of the written word has its own function in the pictorial composition.
His portraiture production is also important.
Recent work focuses on the search for a new chromatic and luministic dimension, more varied than his typical black and white; a new technical approach permeates his painting while remaining linked to the subjects dearest to him.
He lives and works in Sassari.
Inauguration
Thursday 23 May 2024, 6.00 pm
Information
gavinoganau.com
Featured image
Gavino Ganau – No escape from the self, acrylic on canvas, 60 X 40 cm., 2024 (detail)
