About the artist

Pellizzari Barbara

Italy

Trained in Fashion, Costume Design and Painting Restoration, Barbara developed her career as a restorer between Florence, the Art Institute of Chicago, Austria, Pakistan and China, working also for the Italian Embassy.
During her sixteen years in China, she held three solo exhibitions in Shanghai and Beijing.
In 2012 she moved to Ho Chi Minh City, where she learned the traditional lacquer technique, now central to her work, and exhibited widely in Vietnam.
After a retrospective in 2015 and representing Italy at Art Expo Malaysia in 2016, she returned to Italy in 2019, settling in Liguria, where she lives and exhibits internationally.


Trained in Fashion, Costume Design and Painting Restoration, Barbara developed her career as a restorer between Florence, the Art Institute of Chicago, Austria, Pakistan and China, working also for the Italian Embassy.
During her sixteen years in China, she held three solo exhibitions in Shanghai and Beijing.
In 2012 she moved to Ho Chi Minh City, where she learned the traditional lacquer technique, now central to her work, and exhibited widely in Vietnam.
After a retrospective in 2015 and representing Italy at Art Expo Malaysia in 2016, she returned to Italy in 2019, settling in Liguria, where she lives and exhibits internationally.

About the artwork

Omaggio a Gibellina (Burri)


Paintings. Layered resin, pigments, metal leaf, and eggshell on MDF.

Hand selected by our curators


The work was conceived after a journey to Sicily and the Cretto of Burri, whose emotional impact inspired a tribute to the artist. The trapezoidal form, made with eggshells, recalls the aerial view of the Cretto, while the cracked surface evokes the land’s fragility and dryness. The deep red edges were chosen in remembrance of the earthquake’s victims. The piece transforms memory into material, balancing form, texture and symbolism through restrained, deliberate gesture.

Other details
  • Size 40 W x 40 H x 3.5 D cm
  • Mediums Color
  • Styles Abstract
  • Creation year 2024
  • Authenticity This work includes the artist's signature
  • Ships from Italy
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