1. Full Name:

Dario Giordanelli

2. Website / Social Media:

@Dariogiordy (Instagram)

3. Artist Bio / Statement:

Dario Giordanelli is an Italian artist, architect, and educator based in Pavia, Italy. He works both locally and internationally, including an ongoing academic and artistic collaboration with PUCE University in Quito, Ecuador. His practice moves between structure and spontaneity, often layering classical references with contemporary ambiguity. Trained in architecture and immersed in painting, he explores emotional states through symbolic figures, mythic imagery, and visceral color. His work embraces imperfection as a source of energy and transformation, always seeking that liminal space between control and abandon.

4. About the Showcased Work(s):

• Saint Sebastian (2022)

  A visceral composition where a golden angel and a pierced body merge in a visual struggle between transcendence and violence. Color acts as symbolic terrain—yellow for the divine, red for suffering, blue for silence.

• Rome + (2024)

  A dreamlike figure reclines among ruins, fusing classical Roman imagery with surreal symbolism. This work reflects on the decay and rebirth of myths through a contemporary feminine lens.

• The Rabbit and the Frogs (2023)

  A dark rabbit looms over a chaotic pond where red frogs twist in anxiety. The painting is a fable-like vision, where the natural world turns into an expression of unconscious disturbance.

• Dionysus Riding the Tiger (2024)

  On a round canvas, a human figure is caught in a dynamic clash between a tiger and a swirling vortex. A mythic scene of ecstasy, struggle, and transformation rendered with theatrical intensity.

• Sloth at Dawn (2024)

  Fluorescent vegetation envelops a shadowy upside-down figure. The forest becomes a psychedelic trap—an allegory of suspended time, lethargy, and quiet rebellion.

All works are acrylic on canvas.

5. Anything Else?

“I believe in the sacred energy of imperfection. It’s not a flaw—it’s fuel.”