Installation view at Iragui gallery, 2019
Installation view at Iragui gallery, 2019
Installation view at Iragui gallery, 2019
Installation view at Iragui gallery, 2019
Frottage #04 (3 tapes)
2019
Oil on canvas
183x95 cm
Frottage "Tabula Rasa 02"
2019
Oil on canvas
160x95 cm
Madonna delle rocce
April 12, 2019-June 1, 2019

The title of Linda Carrara’s project, “Madonna of the rocks”, refers to the works of Leonardo da Vinci, which become a starting point for studying morphology of the landscape of Adda river. The artist envelops the rocky shores with a frottage hatching that reveals the shape and softens its contours, giving the impression of a Renaissance “sfumato”. In the works of Linda historical and artistic memory of native landscapes, which were once captured by Leonardo, becomes visible and tangible, and therefore even more ambiguous. The artistic practice of Linda, which fluctuates on the line between painting and sculpture, natural and synthetic, is built around this concept.

Linda Carrara was born in Bergamo. She graduated from the Brera Fine Arts Academy in Milan, then continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Gent. Linda has also received the Terna Award for the work of Outer Space (2015), which explores light as a means of painting. The artist lives and works in Brussels and Milan.