Stefania Fersini
Stefania Fersini’s paintings offer meditations on representations of women in fashion magazines and the linchpin consumerist node of appearance. Beginning with pages ripped from LOVE, The WILD, Wonderland, and other such publications, these paintings prompt us to consider the relationship between these glossy images and the degree of veneer in our own lives. Painted so the models appear in life-sized scale instead of magazine scale, Fersini’s work comes to subtly reflect its viewer. As in front of a mirror, viewers recognize the reflection they aim to achieve and identify with. This continuous sway has a hypnotic effect that allows the observer to switch from conscious to subconscious and induces a personal reflection about the complexity of individuality in relation to these same models and values.
Fersini is part of the Italian collective of artists and designers Nucleo, which is active in the fields of contemporary art, design, and architecture. Nucleo's design has been exhibited worldwide at institutions ranging from the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris to the MoMA in New York. Fersini's work has been shown in solo exhibitions across Italy and the US, and in group exhibitions in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, the UK, and the United Arab …
Stefania Fersini’s paintings offer meditations on representations of women in fashion magazines and the linchpin consumerist node of appearance. Beginning with pages ripped from LOVE, The WILD, Wonderland, and other such publications, these paintings prompt us to consider the relationship between these glossy images and the degree of veneer in our own lives. Painted so the models appear in life-sized scale instead of magazine scale, Fersini’s work comes to subtly reflect its viewer. As in front of a mirror, viewers recognize the reflection they aim to achieve and identify with. This continuous sway has a hypnotic effect that allows the observer to switch from conscious to subconscious and induces a personal reflection about the complexity of individuality in relation to these same models and values.
Fersini is part of the Italian collective of artists and designers Nucleo, which is active in the fields of contemporary art, design, and architecture. Nucleo's design has been exhibited worldwide at institutions ranging from the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris to the MoMA in New York. Fersini's work has been shown in solo exhibitions across Italy and the US, and in group exhibitions in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates, including the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Fondazione Querini Stampalia.
Courtesy of 101 Exhibit
Fondazione Benetton, Torino, Italy
Museo Casa Mollino, Torino, Italy