Daniele Ravizza is an Italian artist born in Codogno, in the Lombardy region, not far from Milan. In its current form, his work stems from the need look beyond the traditional portrait, overturning our perspective to reveal hidden aspects of human nature.
In The Outsider, he captures moments of everyday life in a wooden sculptural form, from a new and unusual point of view, as if from below a glass plane, unfolding in a place that cannot be reached. Both watcher and watched, The Outsider straddles two parallel dimensions that must inevitably remain separate – estranged from one another, and yet at the same time each a continuation of the other.
Reflecting upon life from this new perspective detaches us from shape and subject, laying bare human feelings and emotions, freed from impositions, labels and preconceptions. We are thus taken into a surreal – sometimes ironical – dimension, far from any form of control, where the unconscious and the realm of dreams inspire new and original feelings and thoughts. Looking at what lies beyond the first glance, the complexity of a reality that is not immediately perceivable can be revealed.
Daniele's sculptures are created out of manually cut and carved layers of wood. All works are 90% scrap material. Wood is a live material, whose unpredictable colour and grain confer a unique feel and personality to each artwork.
EXHIBITIONS 2020Arte&Virtus (16th - 29th Oct), with PassepARTout Unconventional Gallery, Milan, Italy
2019ArtePadova, with PassepARTout Unconventional Gallery, Padua, Italy
Biennale d’Arte della Versilia, with Artexpertise at Villa Gori, Stiava, Tuscany
On tour… London, with Artexpertise, at the Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London, UK
Stories, with Artexpertise, at Merlino Gallery, Florence, Italy
Intrecci Dinamici, with Artexpertise, at Merlino Gallery, Florence, Italy
ART Innsbruck – International Fair for Contemporary Art, with Galleria La Telaccia by Malinpensa, Innsbruck, Austria
Artrooms London, London, UK
2018Collettiva d'Arte, with Galleria La Telaccia by Malinpensa, Turin, Italy
Biennale d'Arte in Montecarlo, with Galleria La Telaccia by Malinpensa, Principality of Monaco
Artrooms London, London, UK
2017La Via degli Artisti, Milan, Italy.
The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia, London, UK
Arte Genova, with M.B. Art Gallery, Genoa, Italy
Affordable Art Fair, with M.B. Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
Arte Piacenza, with M.B. Art Gallery, Piacenza, Italy
2016Arte Padova with M.B. Art Gallery, Padua, Italy
