"Gatto" Drawing

Matteo Roversi, born in Brescia on June 19, 1997.

His practice centers on drawing on paper. Drawing inspiration from everyday moments, his work moves beyond the mere depiction of reality, offering an intimate, subjective, yet universal exploration of its subjects.


In the artist's own words:

"Everything begins with observing the ordinary and with the conviction that what surrounds us can reveal a deeper dimension of existence.

Through drawing, I seek to portray the people, objects, and situations I encounter in everyday life—common elements that belong to everyone's experience and that anyone can recognize as part of their own existence. Everyday objects possess a universal quality. Although they are filtered through my own personal history, they remain open to the experiences of others.

My aim is to celebrate life itself through the things that make up our lives. Trees, cats, cars, beds, and tableware become vessels of emotion: they gather fragments of existence, preserve them over time, and release them again when we need them most.

Things have the power to hold emotions because our experience of the world always unfolds through them. Life never manifests itself in the abstract; it takes shape through places, objects, bodies, and relationships. This is why a tree, a cat, or a simple dish can become a gateway to a memory, an emotional state, or a sense of belonging. They are not merely passive containers, but the tangible forms through which life settles, endures, and becomes visible.