Paintings
I have always been attracted to the use of raw materials.
..I work on utilitarian panels that surface our ordinary environments and my artworks are representing my journey and adventure.
These images aim to push the boundaries of representative figures, attempting to blur the lines between figurative and abstract language. The focus is to further stimulate the creativity within. Using lithographic ink on melamine panel, together with a repetitious process of adding and scraping back, using only a printmaking roller, kitchen papers and scraping tools, has allowed me to blur the boundaries between painting and drawing.
Claudio Valenti, 2019
Brughiere (wetlands) - I remember the cold, foggy winter mornings over the few moors nearby where I used to live. The horizon was barely visible and the reflection of a pale grey-clouded sky mirrored into the small stream waters crossing the land.
Claudio Valenti 2021
Improvisations
Artsite Gallery online exhibition 2020
The art of improvisation has always been a dominating element in my musical life as composer/musician, as well as in my artistic practice.
Even when the architectural structure is well established, improvisation still plays a fundamental role within the composition, aimed at creating interest and diversifying the project. It keeps the practice fluid and open giving it a sense of freshness.
The artworks are the result of very quick improvised and spontaneous gestural applications, guided by a counterpoint of colours, texture, light and shapes.
The process varies from watercolour techniques, to drawing, to painting… together with a constant and repetitive process of adding and taking away.
Interpretation, re-interpretation and transformation, from one image to another is constructed and multiple meanings arise. Nothing stays the same or is static; new elements are constantly added.
The final work is a reflection of what my eyes may have seen a day, a month or years earlier.
Claudio Valenti 2020
'Lake Tekapo' (New Zealand), mix media on panel, 60x60cm - 2023, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Lake Pukaki' (New Zealand), mix media on panel, 60x60cm - 2023
'Te Anau' (New Zealand), mix media on panel, 60x60cm, - 2023
'The river's bend' mix media on panel, 60x60cm - 2023, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Interior' lithographic ink on panel, 60x60cm - 2023
'Peonies' Lithographic ink on panel, 43x63cm - 2023, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Duality' Lithographic ink on panel, 60x60cm, - 2023
'Impermanence' lithographic ink on panel, 60x60cm - 2023, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'From the garden' lithographic ink on panel, 60x60cm on panel - 2023, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Otago' (South Island New Zealand), mix media on panel, 60x60cm, 2023, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Stanwell Park' mix media on panel, 60x60cm- 2023, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'The Ghost Tree' Lithographic Ink on panel, 60x60cm - 2022
'The pond' mix media on panel, 30x30cm - 2021, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Brughiere' (wetlands) #II lithographic ink on panel, 60x60cm - 2021, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Brughiere' (wetlands) #I lithographic ink on panel, 60x60cm -2021
'The side of the shore' mix media on laminate panel, 61x61cm - 2021, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'The trail between the fields' mix media on panel, 40x40cm - 2021, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'There is a place in the mind' mix media on panel, 120x60cm - 2021, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Two Worlds' mix media on canvas, 240x122cm - 2021, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Two Worlds'
'Under a starry night' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 30x30cm - 2020, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Untitled' (Wildflowers) lithographic ink on laminated panel, 60x60cm - 2020, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Untitled, flowers' -Private collection -lithographic ink on melamine panel, 60x60cm - 2020, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Still life with tea pot' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 60x60cm - 2020, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Vase with flowers' (improvisation) lithographic ink on melamine panel, 60x60cm - 2020, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Illawarra Road III' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 60x60cm - 2020
'Esther lane' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x60cm - 2020, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Spring' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 15x45cm - 2019
'Mangroves' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x45cm - 2019
'Waterfalls' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x30cm - 2019, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Australian landscape II' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 60x60cm - 2019, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'La Corte' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x60cm, - 2019
'Clouds are closing in' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x45cm - 2019, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Australian bush' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x60cm - 2019, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Mountains over the bay' Private collection -lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x60cm - 2018, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'The Bali hut' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x45cm - 2018, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Somewhere near the bay' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 45x60cm - 2018
'Untitled' lithographic ink on melamine panel, 14.5x20cm 2018 - N/A -
'Australian landscape I' acrylic on canvas paper, 42x30cm - 2018
'Illawarra Road II' acrylic on canvas, 2009, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Untitled' mix media on canvas 103x76cm - 2009, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Illawarra Road I' mix media on canvas, 120x76cm - 2009, PRIVATE COLLECTION
'Impression' acrylic on canvas 76x103cm - 2008 - N/A -