Giancarlo Borgia Biography
Giancarlo Borgia is an Italian painter born in 1958. After making his debut by exhibiting his works at the end of the Seventies under the patronage of Aligi Sassu and Floriano Bodini, he undertook a personal journey in the field of expressionist painting. In particular, he reworked the works of great masters such as Bonnard, Matisse and Kirchner, focusing on the creative power of color and the relationship between form and the chromaticism of the landscape. His frequent visits to the Ligurian Riviera and Sicily allowed him to further deepen his research on how to represent nature on canvas, which he combined with his multiple historical-artistic reminiscences. Borgia reproduced lush gardens, olive groves and sunsets over the sea through the use of a vibrant pictorial style, characterized by frenetic marks and ringing timbres. His paintings are moved by a strong creative impulse and by the light of nature which symbolizes the life force of the world. In 1984, he began working exclusively for the Cafiso Gallery and in 1995 he held a personal exhibition in the same gallery. The following year, in 1996, he participated in the "Italian Art in the 20th Century" exhibition in Tokyo. In 1999, he presented some of his works at the Caruso Gallery in Milazzo. Throughout his career, Borgia has received several awards for his artistic work. In 1991, he created a fresco in Arcumeggia (Varese) at the invitation of Aligi Sassu, while two years later he won the San Carlo Borromeo Prize organized by the Lombardy Region. In 1989, he was invited by Floriano Bodini to participate in the XXX National Art Biennial of the City of Milan in the Palazzo della Permanente.
