Giusi began her artistic journey at a young age; she developed her creativity as a child. Her passion for art did not suddenly appear; it evolved alongside her scientific activities but was experienced for many years as an intimate moment to be secretly cherished, keeping her artistic passion to herself.
Over time, this pleasure turned into a necessity and a desire to engage with an audience. However, it was thanks to an experience in a modern art workshop and her acquaintance with some Contemporary Masters at the "Arté" school in Acitrezza (CT) that she studied painting in its various techniques, refining some of them. In 2013, a scholarship took her to France, where she gained new work experiences, interacted with other architects and cultures, providing her with inspiration to tell new stories and stimuli.
Today, she lives and works in Lamezia Terme (CZ).
Since 2010, Giusi Torrisi has been working as a painter and artist, exhibiting in group art shows in galleries in the province of Catania and other Italian cities, reaching as far as London. She has won several awards and competitions.
Torrisi's works clearly reflect her university studies in architecture: the subjects are surrounded by elements and landscapes, anonymous and remote, filtered through a photographic eye. The artist represents emotions, sensations, and events as urban glimpses, direct views, and improbable compositions of dynamic elements and shapes carefully defined by points, as if to emphasize that the true subject is reality.
Exhibitions
First Solo Painting Exhibition from October 26 to November 3, 2023, Acireale (CT)
Christmas in Art in Gubbio, Perugia, 2023
Sicily meets Venice, San Vidal, Venice, 2022
Sicily meets London, Crypt Gallery, London, 2018
"Art - Dialogue between Peoples. Monastery of the Benedictines, Catania. 2017
Joseph...Father and Son" oil on canvas 100x70 (permanent exhibition at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Acireale, Catania)
"Chromatic Sensations" - Art Review, Acitrezza 2013
"Chiaroscuro at the Museum", Acitrezza - various editions from 2011 to 2017
Awards
2nd Edition "Roberto Rimini Prize" Mention for artistic quality
10th Edition "Pandolfini Prize" 1st place, 2017
5th Edition "Pandolfini Prize" 1st place ex aequo, 2012
Publications
361magazine.com
siciliaunonews.com, October 2023
quattrocanti.it
La Voce dell'Jonio (vdj.it)
Annuario D'Arte - Contemporary Artists - Acca
Arte, mensile di Arte e Cultura, December 2021
www.meer.com, December 2021
www.artrabbit.com, December 2021
