Author: Fulvio Gonella

Today, I can finally share some big news: the Caelis Gallery in Shanghai has officially confirmed my participation in the WestBund Art & Design Fair! Yep, I’ll be there, alongside an incredible group of Spanish artists, from November 7th to the 10th. It’s an amazing opportunity to show a series I’ve been pouring myself into…

People always ask me what a painting “means.” Like there’s a secret code hidden in there. They want the backstory, the hidden message, the grand idea. And it’s natural—art makes people curious. It opens doors. Some wide, some narrow, but doors all the same. I get it. And most of the time, I love to…

After attending Sonia Borrel’s group show in Paris, I took a familiar journey—back to Italy. A trip to visit family and old friends. But this time, something felt a little… off. Not in a bad way, just different. This time, I was seeing it all through my partner’s eyes. Fresh eyes. “Foreign” eyes (which sometimes…

Yesterday, I had one of those unexpected moments that stick with you. I spent a couple of hours with Sonia Borrell in Paris. (Yeah, the Sonia Borrell.) It was right before the launch of her book Art in Real-Time: Collecting Tomorrow’s Master and the opening of “La Vie est Belle” at the Zberro gallery. A…

It’s a funny thing, contradiction. You’d think it would ruin a piece, wouldn’t you? But it doesn’t. Not at all. Instead, it’s what gives it life. Look at any great painting—a Bacon, a Bosch, or even a Caravaggio. There’s tension, a sort of unresolved push and pull that draws you in. The conversation between light…