Simone Gallina (°1963, Turin, Italy) makes drawings, paintings, photos and illustrations. By referencing romanticism, grand-guignolesque black humour and symbolism, Simone tries to increase the dynamic between audience and author by objectifying emotions and investigating the duality that develops through different interpretations.
His drawings sometimes radiate a cold and latent violence. At times, disconcerting beauty emerges. The inherent visual seductiveness, along with the conciseness of the exhibitions, further complicates the reception of their manifold layers of meaning. By emphasising aesthetics, he absorbs the tradition of remembr