MyMicroGallery is pleased to announce “The Poetic Song of Typography,” a solo exhibition by Gaia Di Blasio featuring “tamperings” (manomissioni) on photographs by Paolo Monina. The exhibition consists of forty graphic works (in limited editions ranging from fifteen to forty copies). Gaia Di Blasio’s poetic-visual universe is made of letters, words, and images that meet and share a common space. The image becomes a graphic counterpoint, almost like a musical score, where the solids (sound) and voids (pauses) define the entire pace and development of the composition. For this project, the artist collaborated with photographer Paolo Monina, “tampering” with his photos by tearing them and overlaying them with quotes and typographic characters.
The elements used to create the works include dissimilar typefaces of varying sizes—predominantly black or red—with different opacities, blurred effects, and free positioning in both uppercase and lowercase. These are combined with reinterpreted quotes from Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Frida Kahlo, and others; newspaper collages; and fragments of personal photos and those by Paolo Monina, featuring men, women, fashion items, or flowers as subjects.
The objective is to create an abstract “dialogue” between these elements, integrating and overlapping them, partially or entirely, in a harmonious and dynamic way. There are continuous contaminations and interactions between words and images. In some works, the images acquire a freer rhythm dictated by emotions, set among punctuation marks, letters, and words; in others, the iconic and verbal signs explicitly reference product advertisements and magazine covers from the 1960s.
About the Artist
Gaia Di Blasio was born in Benevento in 1986. A designer specializing in graphic design, she began her studies at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Molise, where she earned a degree in Communication Sciences in 2012. That same year, she undertook studies in Graphic and Web Design at the Poliarte Academy of Design, specializing in 2015 and earning a “Design Manager” Master’s degree from the same institution in 2016.
During her academic career, she gained extensive experience designing brand identities for various companies and creating advertising campaigns, including the promotion of free Wi-Fi for the city of Ancona. Her portfolio also includes packaging, motion graphic spots for the “Escape” application, magazine layouts, and footwear and dress design. Currently, she is the Founder/Designer of “gdb” and collaborates with the Poliarte Academy of Design and various communication agencies. She lives and works in Ancona.
