Artist’s Statement

My creative process is embedded in feeling and wonder; I approach it as a spiritual practice, expressing ideas about silence, introspection, and an awareness of a space beyond and within. My interests in philosophy, poetry, and psychology influence my artistic research. I am fascinated by archetypes, the energy they emit, and how they connect to our personal and collective unconscious. I rarely use preparatory drawings or sketches when starting a new piece. Instead, I let my intuition guide me, allowing my art-making to flow naturally and bringing forth reminders and references of collective memory in visual composition. As a result, my works represent my meditations on the quest for balance between the inner and outer world, a contemplation on my journey intricately woven with the universality of the human experience as I strive to achieve a holistic understanding of the self and the world.

Regarding materials, I experiment with various techniques on paper, including mixed media, monotypes, and paper cutouts. I explore the boundaries between purposeful and accidental, conscious and unconscious, and abstraction and figuration, allowing something controlled and organic to emerge. I often work on an intimate scale to draw the viewer's attention in for a closer gaze necessary to discover a detail or, as I perceive it, to listen to the whispers of the work.
When inspired by sounds, my work on paper becomes a video animation.

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"Bergamini's multi-layered works are informed by her ongoing efforts to create a less reactive and more responsive presence in the world. They are the muse for meditations on the many facets of surrender, empowerment, "reverence, and love that exist in ourselves and our relation to a greater whole"—Ivy Brown of Ivy Brown Gallery, New York.

Bio

Angelica Bergamini is a visual artist and color therapist based in New York, originally from Italy. Graduating cum laude in Painting from the Fine Arts Academy of Florence in Italy, she received two grants from the European Commission to study at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada and the Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid. Recently, she completed her Master's in Partnership Studies and Shamanism at the University of Udine to further her research on the role of art in shamanic practices. During her Master's, the University of Barcelona published her paper inspired by social systems scientist Riane Eisler.

Bergamini has exhibited in the US, Europe, and China, including C24 Gallery, Tanja Grunert, Lehman College Art Gallery, Art on Paper Fair, Calandra Institute, Ivy Brown Gallery, White Box, BRIC Arts Media (New York); Torrance Art Museum (Los Angeles); Chelsea Space (London); Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre (Paris); Färgfabriken (Stockholm), Pari&Dispari (Milan and Reggio Emilia); Pesaro Film Festival (Pesaro); Turin International Book Fair (Turin); MuSA Museum (Pietrasanta); Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Lucca); Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery (Hong Kong).

Her video "Remember" was included in the 'Best in Short - Contemporary Italian Animation' selection during the 55th edition of the Pesaro Film Festival, and her co-curation for the art project 'BAU 18 Container of Contemporary Culture' is now part of the archives of Mart Museo and Museo del Novecento in Italy and Printed Matter and the Center for Book Arts in NYC.
Her latest solo show was at MuSA Museum in Pietrasanta (Italy).