Chiara Magni

Creativity and being able to express one’s emotions through a canvas and color is something very similar to magic. Creating an emotion from nothing is truly something unique. This concept has always fascinated me. Since I was a child I have always had a strong interest in color and creativity. No one pushed me or suggested me to follow this path, I just found myself in it and for me, it was the easiest and most natural thing to do.

For many years I have tried my hand at painting, always preferring oil painting, and I have always wondered what my path was, what my distinctive style could be. I’ve always wondered what painting style I belonged to, but I’ve never found the right one for me.

I have identified with impressionism, which I still do today; but I have never felt that I belong to it 100%, there are some things I do, how I choose the subjects, how I choose the colors that are not part of that style … while remaining one of my absolute favorite, I felt it didn’t define me altogether.

So instead of standing there thinking I started making more and more paintings, experimenting. What made me happy while I was creating? Which painting did I feel akin to my spirit and which one seemed anonymous to me? Which painting was i...

Liceo Artistico Maffeo Olivieri- Brescia

London, UK - September 2019
Zurich, Swiss- December 2019
Lugano, Swiss- July 2021