M.A.D.S ART GALLERY: Visceral International Exhibition

The artistic process, which leads to the genesis of the final work, is a path of fundamental importance for every
artist. The case of the young Dutch multidisciplinary artist Dilara Astam, however, deserves particular attention.
In fact, the artist works in different artistic disciplines: painting, sculpture and fashion. Everything is art. Her
work is charged with a timeless lyricism thanks to his ability to pass from one discipline to another in a liquid
way. Astam’s designs come from garments that ride the ages passing from the past to the future. The incessant
curiosity of the artist, her energy, allow the creation of masterpieces that arise from experimentation in different
spheres of creation: fashion, science and technology. Here the ripples of color on the canvas become inspiration
for the new texture of fabric for a dress. All the drawings, the prints, are part of a process shared with the viewer
and that reaches the final work. In “Medusa” you can see strands of hair floating under the water. The wise use
of acrylic and spray paint gives the work this liquid, supernatural and divine aspect. The movement of the hair in
the water is reminiscent of those of Medusa who, as the legend says:”Those who gazed into her eyes would turn
to stone”. The work “Primavera” is more experimental. It is observed how the geometric shapes and primary and
secondary colors used by the artist are perfectly balanced in a movement that leads from the frame to the center
of the canvas generating a sculptural aspect of great impact. “The broken space” also plays with geometric
shapes. This time the structure of the colours suggests a contraction in the centre of the work that stretches out
moving towards the frame. The spatiality of the work brings the viewer back to a primordial dimension in a
contrast of lights and shadows typical of the sublime events that take place in space. Again, the two-dimensional
nature of the canvas gives way to the three-dimensionality conferred by color.
Dilara Astam
Art Curator Eleonora Varotto