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, with training in sculpting and painting from very established artists, 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, like in her bicycles, which are very popular and 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, with training in sculpting and painting from very established artists, 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, like in her bicycles, which are very popular and 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 in a world where visual artists usually depict landscapes or still-life or the human figure, just to mention few of the more common 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 the sport of 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 in Italy. 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 several subject matters, bicycles seem to capture my attention most often. Bicycles and cyclists 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 zoomed in their parts and components to enhance details. With cyclists, my intent is to depict motion and facial expression; speed and movement, strain and pain, fatigue and exhilaration, spinning wheels, winding and weaving during their battle on the saddle.
My medium of choice is acrylic paint on textured canvas. I apply texture to canvas creating the look of worn out roughness yet exhibiting an equally deep and rich perspective.
The passion I feel for the sport of 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 in Italy. 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 several subject matters, bicycles seem to capture my attention most often. Bicycles and cyclists 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 zoomed in their parts and components to enhance details. With cyclists, my intent is to depict motion and facial expression; speed and movement, strain and pain, fatigue and exhilaration, spinning wheels, winding and weaving during their battle on the saddle.
My medium of choice is acrylic paint on textured canvas. I apply texture to canvas creating the look of worn out roughness yet exhibiting an equally deep and rich perspective.