Gabriele Cappelli: Venticinque

Cadogan Gallery is delighted to announce "Venticinque," a new solo exhibition by Gabriele Cappelli and his first in Milan. Represented by Cadogan Gallery for over a decade, Cappelli’s works are part of numerous private collections in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. With this exhibition, marking 25 years as a practising artist, Cappelli presents a series of new pieces created specifically for the Milan gallery, drawing inspiration from significant works in his oeuvre and reinterpreting key themes and sources of inspiration.

Following in the footsteps of the Young British Artists, Cappelli moved to London at the age of 25 and developed artistic research through the cultural vibrancy of the 2000s and meaningful interactions. He became interested in painting as a way of creating colours through experimentation, study, and combination which gave rise to new and unexpected balances in his work. The artist expresses colour in a manner that does not serve to describe, but rather “speaks for itself.”

An array of unique colours and undulating lines flow across the canvases that make up this new body of work, illustrating a music-like harmony. Using golden waxes and powders mixed with oil paints, he constructed abstract compositions that, despite their formal freedom, reflected a precise and conscious thought.