Italian artist exhibits her creative powers
Accra (Greater Accra) 24 March 2000.
Fifty-one titles of Art Exhibitions that display an important testament to a belief in the beauty of the power of the human soul to survive and flower in all environments on Thursday opened at the National Museums and Monuments Board in Accra.
The art works, portraying the sun, moon and other symbols of nature offer to the world sensitive images of beauty that need to be protected for generations yet unborn.
Mrs Rossana Berti Garzelli, a renowned Italian artist with over 30 years of experience, reveals through her work the spiritual fruits of her travels around the world.
The pictures include borders reminiscent of African clothing designs, maternal themes of conception and childbirth as well as pronounced female body parts.
Opening it, Dr. Mary Grant, a member of the Council of State, said the artist's versatility is revealed by the ease with which she paints figures, still life and serene landscape, using watercolour and acrylic or oil paint.
The portraying of sensitive pictures exemplified by her response to changing environments makes the paintings subtle in many ways, which young artists in the country must take advantage of while the exhibition lasts to learn some new skills to enhance their own works.
Dr. Grant noted that each would be attracted to different aspects of the work and influenced in different ways, adding: "but as the saying goes, "beauty lies in the eye of the beholder".
An introductory message read on behalf of the Italian Ambassador, Mr Massimo Baistrocchi, said there is something intriguing in the body of Mrs Garzelli's art works and her use of colour is full of passion.
The message describes Mrs Garzelli as one whose lines are playful but very sensitive and sincere, adding: "she brings to her paintings a life which is simultaneously positive and restless. There is a certain ingenuity in her creations, which is an extension of her personality".
"This is what makes the works of this artist appreciated not only by private collectors but also by the international press. Her name is now well established in the art world."
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