Luigi Ercolano Art

My Statement in American, English and Spanish

Bio••• 🇬🇧

My passion for art was born thanks to my early proximity to a great artist, Mario Giovanetti (material/abstract artist). Recognising in me a great curiosity about his works and his work, he had the splendid idea of giving me all the material necessary to create, saying to me: “Now that you have the tools, create something”. This sentence became my only goal. Life, inexorably passing by, led me away from this great ambition and passion of mine. But art is a part of my being and like all parts of the SOUL, even if kept in a “cage”, at a certain point it exploded in me again and started to produce works without being able to stop it. Since 2017, work after work, my creativity has regained control of my being. My first participations in group exhibitions started in 2019. Like everything in life, it required sacrifice, commitment and hard work. The strength I gained from exhibiting my works allowed me to continue on the path I had hoped for since childhood. In 2020, the first event on the national scene, together with the “Amedeo Modigliani Foundation”, with the collective exhibition in the splendid setting of the “Palazzo Zeffirelli” in Florence. This experience gave me the opportunity to be noticed on an international level. Shortly afterwards I was contacted by the Van Der Plass Gallery in New York City. This great opportunity given to me by destiny made my art interesting even in my country of origin. My first solo exhibition was a success, not only for the possibility of showing my work to a wider audience, but above all for the first satisfaction given by the first sales. The climb became easier and from that moment on, exhibitions, catalogues, recognition, criticism and satisfaction followed one another, making me what I am now; the artist still looking for new challenges, new skills and techniques to learn and experiment.
Without ever taking anything for granted, especially not my own path. “Like waves they make their way, inch by inch, with patient audacity”
Luigi Ercolano


Bio••• 🇺🇲
My passion for art was born thanks to my early proximity to a great artist, Mario Giovanetti (material/abstract artist). Recognizing in me a great curiosity about his works and his work, he had the splendid idea of giving me all the material necessary to create, saying to me: “Now that you have the tools, create something”. This sentence became my only goal. Life, inexorably passing by, took me away from this great ambition and passion of mine. But art is a part of my being and like all parts of the SOUL, even if kept in a “cage”, at a certain point it exploded in me again and started to produce works without being able to stop it. Since 2017, work after work, my creativity has regained control of my being. My first participations in group exhibitions began in 2019. Like everything in life, it required sacrifice, commitment and hard work. The strength I gained from exhibiting my work allowed me to continue on the path I had hoped for since childhood. In 2020, the first event on the national scene, together with the “Amedeo Modigliani Foundation”, with the collective exhibition in the splendid setting of the “Palazzo Zeffirelli” in Florence. This experience gave me the opportunity to be noticed on an international level. Shortly after, I was contacted by the Van Der Plass Gallery in New York City. This great opportunity given to me by fate made my art interesting even in my country of origin. My first solo exhibition was a success, not only for the possibility of showing my work to a wider audience, but above all for the first satisfaction given by the first sales. The climb became easier and from that moment on, exhibitions, catalogues, recognition, criticism and satisfaction followed one another, making me what I am now; the artist still looking for new challenges, new skills and techniques to learn and experiment.
Without ever taking anything for granted, especially my own path. “Like waves they make their way, inch by inch, with patient audacity”.
Luigi Ercolano


Bio••• 🇪🇦

Mi pasión por el arte se remonta a mi temprana proximidad a un gran artista, Mario Giovanetti (artista material/abstracto). Al reconocer en mí una gran curiosidad por sus obras y su manera de trabajar, tuvo la magnífica idea de darme todo el material necesario para crear, diciéndome: «Ahora que tienes las herramientas, crea algo». Estas palabras se convirtieron en mi único objetivo. La vida, inexorablemente, me apartó de esta gran ambición y pasión mías. Pero el arte es una parte de mi ser y, como el resto de las pasiones del alma, acabó saliendo a la luz de nuevo en forma de obras de arte, aunque yo intentara contenerlas. Desde 2017, trabajo tras trabajo, mi creatividad ha recuperado el control de mi ser. Mi primera participación en una exposición colectiva tuvo lugar en 2019. Como todo en la vida, requiere sacrificio, compromiso y duro trabajo. La fuerza que adquiero al exhibir mis obras me permite continuar por el camino que deseé desde la infancia. En 2020, el primer evento a escala nacional, organizado junto con la Fundación Modigliani, fue la exposición colectiva en el magnífico Palazzo Zeffirelli de Florencia. Esta experiencia me dio la oportunidad de darme a conocer a nivel internacional. Poco tiempo después, el estudio Van Der Plass Gallery de Nueva York se puso en contacto conmigo. Esta gran oportunidad que me brindó la fortuna hizo que mi arte fuera interesante incluso en mi país de origen. Mi primera exposición individual fue un éxito, no solo por la posibilidad de mostrar mi trabajo a un público más amplio, sino sobre todo por la primera satisfacción que me proporcionaron las primeras ventas. A partir de ese momento, las exposiciones, los catálogos, el reconocimiento, las críticas y la satisfacción se sucedieron unas a otras, y me han convertido en el artista que soy ahora: un artista todavía en busca de nuevos retos, nuevas habilidades y técnicas que aprender y experimentar.
Sin dar nada por sentado, especialmente mi propio camino. «Como olas, avanzan poco a poco con paciente audacia».
Luigi Ercolano

Artist Statement ••• 🇬🇧

The correct term for my art is “SUBJECTIVE”. It can be unsettling, intimate, romantic, but sometimes disturbing for its subjects or for the messages it tries to convey. I often let my subconscious give life to the works, as if it were my hands, the lines and colours that created them. I try to express the constant search for my introspective “I”. I use mixed techniques, between material, abstract surrealist and figurative, I try to make the work sensual, thanks to the material textures, allowing the observer a sense of visual touch. In this way reality enters the painting and gives it substance.

Artist Statement ••• 🇺🇲

The correct term for my art is “SUBJECTIVE”. It can be unsettling, intimate, romantic, but sometimes disturbing for its subjects or for the messages it tries to convey. I often let my subconscious give life to the works, as if it were my hands, the lines and colors that created them. I try to express the constant search for my introspective “I”. I use mixed techniques, between material, abstract surrealist and figurative, I try to make the work sensual, thanks to the material textures, allowing the observer a sense of visual touch. In this way, reality enters the painting and gives it substance.

Artisti Statement ••• 🇪🇦

El término adecuado para mi arte es «subjetivo». Puede resultar inquietante, íntimo, romántico, pero a veces perturbador por sus temas o por los mensajes que trata de transmitir. Con frecuencia dejo que mi subconsciente dé vida a las obras, como si fueran mis manos las que crearan los trazos y los colores. Intento expresar la búsqueda constante de mi yo introspectivo. Utilizo técnicas mixtas, desde materiales hasta surrealismo figurativo, para hacer que las obras sean sensuales gracias a las texturas, y permitir que el observador sienta el tacto visual. De esta manera, la realidad entra en el cuadro y le da sustancia.