Artists

Davide Balliano

Press release

Cardi Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Turin-born, New York-based artist Davide Balliano, marking his second solo exhibition with the gallery and his first major presentation in London.

On view will be a selection of recent works on linen, ranging from large-scale to more intimate size, displaying Balliano’s unique brand of geometric abstraction developed over the last several years. Evolving from the artist’s signature two-tone palette, this exhibition also marks the reintroduction of color in his paintings after more than a decade.

Operating in a liminal dimension between painting and sculpture, Balliano’s richly textured canvases are grounded in material exploration. In his latest series, the artist applies layers of gesso and plaster – chalky mediums usually associated with architecture and sculpture – and subsequently strips them from the surface, revealing unforeseen details through a gradual process of excavation. This subtractive action invites elements of chance into Balliano’s otherwise highly controlled practice, enacting a tension between the formal order of the composition and unpredictable effects of time and erosion.