Biography:
Luigia Zilli is a published artist with a fairly long experience in the visual arts, showing in solo and group exhibitions in Italy and Canada.
Her work is held in many private and corporate collections worldwide. Mostly self taught, she has been trained in sculpting and painting by
skilled professional artists in Italy, with whom she also learned techniques like fresco and trompe-l’œil. She mostly enjoys working with
acrylics on a textured ground exploring the versatility and flexibility of this medium.
Her bicycles, which are very popular, have been already published in several newspapers and magazines internationally.
Luigia Zilli is a published artist with a fairly long experience in the visual arts, showing in solo and group exhibitions in Italy and Canada.
Her work is held in many private and corporate collections worldwide. Mostly self taught, she has been trained in sculpting and painting by
skilled professional artists in Italy, with whom she also learned techniques like fresco and trompe-l’œil. She mostly enjoys working with
acrylics on a textured ground exploring the versatility and flexibility of this medium.
Her bicycles, which are very popular, have been already published in several newspapers and magazines internationally.
Artist's Statement:
My inspiration comes mostly from my experience, nature and from simple things; music is also an important ingredient, it gives me a great energy in creating, it brings out my memories and passion.
There is one question I have been asked very often: "Why do you paint bicycles and cyclists?" It may be somewhat unusual to some as it isn’t as common as other subject matters. I feel that an artist who is true to him/her self paints what they feel connected to and passionate about. That is who I am.
The passion I feel for cycling and bicycles in general is rooted in my past. I grew up around bicycles and competitive cycling. My father and brother were cyclists and introduced me to the world of cycling in my early years. Between training and racing, working for a TV show broadcasting cycling and watching grand tours on TV, cycling encompassed my everyday life. I really missed it when it wasn't there anymore. That's when I started to paint it.
Although I have an interest in other subject matters, bicycles seem to capture my attention most often. They became a muse and an inspiration for creating something which is embedded deep inside of me. I want to share it with others so that they can feel the passion I have expressed in my artwork. I try to immortalize bicycles in the environment that tells their story the best. I zoom in their parts and components to enhance details.
My medium of choice is acrylic paint on textured canvas. I apply texture to canvas creating the distressed look of worn out roughness yet exhibiting an equally deep and rich perspective.
There is one question I have been asked very often: "Why do you paint bicycles and cyclists?" It may be somewhat unusual to some as it isn’t as common as other subject matters. I feel that an artist who is true to him/her self paints what they feel connected to and passionate about. That is who I am.
The passion I feel for cycling and bicycles in general is rooted in my past. I grew up around bicycles and competitive cycling. My father and brother were cyclists and introduced me to the world of cycling in my early years. Between training and racing, working for a TV show broadcasting cycling and watching grand tours on TV, cycling encompassed my everyday life. I really missed it when it wasn't there anymore. That's when I started to paint it.
Although I have an interest in other subject matters, bicycles seem to capture my attention most often. They became a muse and an inspiration for creating something which is embedded deep inside of me. I want to share it with others so that they can feel the passion I have expressed in my artwork. I try to immortalize bicycles in the environment that tells their story the best. I zoom in their parts and components to enhance details.
My medium of choice is acrylic paint on textured canvas. I apply texture to canvas creating the distressed look of worn out roughness yet exhibiting an equally deep and rich perspective.