Born in the Netherlands I studied philosophy and Indian languages. Always an admirer of art and artists I started to dedicate myself to the arts during a long stay in southern Spain, Barcelona and Menorca. Inspired by the atmosphere of...
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Born in the Netherlands I studied philosophy and Indian languages.
Always an admirer of art and artists I started to dedicate myself to the arts
during a long stay in southern Spain, Barcelona and Menorca. Inspired by the
atmosphere of the mediterranean, the origin of light, color, poetry and
philosophy, I began working with painting and wrap-art using a variety of
materials. At this moment I combine teaching philosophy with making artist-books
and monoprints. They are part of my ongoing ‘project botanicas’ in which plants
and trees play a central role. This project is an investigation with regard to the
beauty of the vegetative world and its hidden structures. It is also a tribute to
the notion of ‘difference’, while for example even
two leaves of the same tree are never alike. More so it’s impossible to give a
meaningful description of a unique individual (Individuum est ineffabile). Only the language of art is capable of doing
this and giving the individual a voice. [website: www.giovannirizzuto.com/ instagram: giovannirizzuto5]