Toni Alfano
Painting works
Toni Alfano’s works reveal themselves slowly, without haste. They invite the viewer to discover details layer after layer, day after day, like an archaeological artifact encountered almost by chance. Then, almost imperceptibly, the viewer becomes part of the painting: a silent observer of a magic that always seems on the verge of unfolding.
Biography
Toni Alfano was born in Legnano (Milan) in 1977. A self-taught artist, he exhibits in Italy and abroad through private galleries, art fairs and public museums. His multidisciplinary research, spanning video, music and comics, ultimately converges in painting and its informal deconstruction. Influenced by spontaneous art practices, he has also developed expressive projects within palliative care and non-pharmacological therapies.
In 2014, he published the graphic novel Pompei with Neo Edizioni, exploring self-discovery through artistic expression and the creative process. In 2019, on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day, he exhibited the monumental painting The Hidden Gate at the MAGA Museum in Gallarate.
His artistic research revolves around three key concepts: Creation, Conservation and Destruction. His paintings are created on cardboard covered with a thin layer of cement, onto which layers of tempera paint are built up to recreate the appearance of a wall repeatedly repainted over decades. Figures emerge through charcoal and bitumen washes, while the final descialbo process:an ancient restoration technique meaning “to strip away”: removes layers of paint with a hammer, palette knife or scalpel, revealing fragments of gestures, faces and memories beneath the surface.
Publications
TONI ALFANO
Sonatine
Catalogo di Toni Alfano.
Opere 2020-2022.
Lingue: italiano e inglese.
Price: 20.00 + € 10,00 shipping.