Giovanna Strada
- 1960: Born in Ragusa, Italy.
- 1980s: Studied industrial design at the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, under the guidance of Nino Di Salvatore, Bruno Munari, and Gaetano Kanizsa.
- Early 1990s: Began developing works combining design and concrete art, focused on visual perception and psychology.
- 1990s: Created the Virtual Spaces series, mural works based on pictorial units juxtaposed according to logical-geometrical principles.
- 2000s: Adopted a black-and-white bichromy, deeply exploring the themes of Unity, Interaction, and Space.
- 2015: Launched the second series of Virtual Spaces, titled Latent Spaces, incorporating new mathematical relationships and an innovative cognitive process.
- Present: Lives and works in Milan, continuing her artistic exploration at the intersection of design, geometry, and perception.
Giovanna Strada, a visual artist and designer born in 1960 in Ragusa, lives and works in Milan.
She studied industrial design at the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, where she was taught by prominent figures such as Nino Di Salvatore, the school’s founder, Bruno Munari, a major figure in 20th-century art and design, and Gaetano Kanizsa, a leading figure in Italian experimental psychology.
From the very beginning, Strada’s work has positioned itself at the crossroads of design and concrete art, rooted in a profound exploration of visual perception and psychological analysis. Geometry and perception form the foundation of her artistic language: from a fundamental structure emerge units that are alike yet distinct, inviting the viewer to compare them. These elements interact constantly, generating a unique whole—a complex visual dynamic that unfolds within and reinvents architectural space.
In the 1990s, she initiated the series of Virtual Spaces: mural compositions where pictorial units are juxtaposed according to logical-geometrical principles, evoking latent figures. A dialogue arises between the emptiness of the wall and the volumes of the artwork. The unpainted space resonates with the painted sections, creating a perceptual exchange zone between material and immaterial spaces. The viewer’s gaze completes the figure in a process where the artwork is finalized through perception.
Since the 2000s, Strada has embraced a radical black-and-white bichromy. A base figure—rotated, reflected, translated, and repeated—gives rise to a multitude of units with distinct identities. It is in the comparison of these forms that the essence of perception lies: diversity emerging from unity. The original figure, through its specific configuration, enables the creation of complex structures deployed along horizontal and vertical grids, investing the mural space with visual density and interpretive richness. Unity, Interaction, Space are the core themes of this black-and-white exploration.
Since 2015, the artist has embarked on a new phase of her research with a second series of Virtual Spaces, titled Latent Spaces. New mathematical relationships structure her approach, opening an unprecedented field where constructive logic and cognitive processes intertwine to gradually reveal new plastic and conceptual themes.
Spazio latente 25
2019
Acrylic on canvas on wood
54 x 54 x 2,5 4 cm, Elements 5,4 x 32,4 cm
Spazio latente 9
2016
Acrylic on canvas on wood
90 cm x 90 cm x 2,5 cm
4 elements 9 x 54 cm
Spazio latente 24
2019
Acrylic on canvas on wood
54 x 54 x 2,5 4 cm
Elements 5,4 x 32,4 cm
Solo exhibitions
- 2023 : Structures géométriques et perceptions visuelles, texte de Bruno D’Amore, 37e Colloque national « Rencontres avec les mathématiques », Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologne
- 2017 : Equilibrium Giovanna Strada – Simca Even-Chen texte de Riccardo Sorani Galerie ESH, Milan Italie
- 2013 : Mesures et Rythmes – Continuum Mesures et Rythmes, Ouverture Muse – Installation du Musée des Sciences de Trente – Galeries Piedicastello, Trente – Italie
- 2009 : Structures spatiales, texte de Francesco Tedeschi, Bibliothèque Chiesa Rossa, Milan
- 2008 : Une lecture de l’espace en peinture, texte de Francesco Tedeschi, Verifica 8+1, Venise – Mestre, Italie
- 2006 : L’œuvre et le lieu, texte d’Alberto Veca, Bazart, Milan
- 1997 : Le regard discret, texte d’Alberto Veca, galerie Arte Struktura, Milan – Italie
Group exhibitions
- 2024 : Réalités Nouvelles – Espace Commines – Paris – France
Mellone Art Prize II édition 10 finalistes Musée national des sciences et techniques Leonardo da Vinci – Milan - 2023 : Salon Réalités Nouvelles – Réfectoire des Cordelliers – Paris – France
- Tensions superficielles – Galerie ESH – Milan – Italie
- 2022 : Salon Réalités Nouvelles – Réfectoire des Cordelliers – Paris – France
- 2021 : Art dans le Cloud – Galerie ESH – Rome
- 6ème Biennale Internationale d’Art Non Objectif -que des femmes… only women… – Ville de Pont de Claix – Grenoble – France
- Sommerausstellung – Galerie Leonhard – Graz – Autriche
- 2020 : Colloque national n° 34 : Rencontres avec les mathématiques – Castel S. Pietro Terme – Bologne – Italie
- De la Malerei zur Geometries – Galerie Leonhard – Graz – Autriche
- 2019 : Salon des Réalités Nouvelles – Parc Floréal – Paris – France
- Salon d’art abordable de Milan. Galerie ESH – Milan, Italie
- 2018 : Salon des Réalités Nouvelles – Parc Floréal – Paris – France
- Salon d’art abordable de Milan. Galerie ESH – Milan, Italie
- 2017 : Salon des Réalités Nouvelles – Parc Floréal de Paris – Paris – France
- Huntenkunst, Regio RW à Farben, SSP Hall, Dru Industriepark, Ulft – Pays-Bas
- Artmonte-carlo – Salon d’art – Grimaldi Forum Monaco – Galerie ESH – Principauté de Monaco
- Artgenève – Salon d’art – Palexpo Genevè – Galerie ESH – Suisse
- 2016 : Salon des Réalités Nouvelles – Parc Floréal – Paris – France
- 4ème Prix International André Evard-Art – Kunsthalle Messmer – Riegel am Kauserstuhl – Allemagne
- Art Verona – Verona Fiere – Galerie ESH – Vérone – Italie
- Artmonte-carlo – Salon d’art – Grimaldi Forum Monaco – Galerie ESH – Principauté de Monaco
- 2015 : Huntenkunst, Regio RW à Farben, SSP Hall, Dru Industriepark, Ulft – Pays-Bas
- Générations comparées, édité par Giorgio Di Genova, Palazzo Sforza Cesarini, Genzano di Roma, Italie
- 2014 : En Plein Art, organisée par Paolo Bolpagni et Cristina Muccioli. Palais Chizzola Porro Schiaffinati, siège de la Surintendance du patrimoine architectural et paysager de Brescia, Mantoue et Crémone – Brescia, Italie
- 2010 : 2ème Prix International André Evard-Art – Kunsthalle Messmer – Riegel am Kauserstuhl – Allemagne
- Experimenta – Autogestion et expérimentation artistique : le cas Verifica 8+1 (1978/2008), Centre culturel Candiani – Venise – Italie
- 2009 : In-Forma geometrica, exposition internationale d’art géométrique, organisée par Saverio Cecere et Rosario Pinto, Musée civique de Castelnuovo – Naples – Italie
- 2008 : Eleven Seven / Artistes pour Srebrenica, Galerie civique – Bihać – Bosnie-Herzégovine
- 2006 : Célébration de l’art géométrique, Leepa – Rather Museum of Art – Tarpoon Springs, Floride
- 2005 : Célébration de l’art géométrique, Musée d’art géométrique et MADI – Dallas, Texas
- 2004 : Hommage à l’art géométrique, Musée d’Art G. Bargellini – Pieve di Cento – Bologne
- 2004 : Exposition inaugurale, « Orion Centre d’Art Géométrique Madi » – Paris – France
- 2003 : L’art construit l’Europe : constructivisme, concrétisme, cinévisualisme et Madì international ; œuvres de synthèse au format 20×20 cm, texte critique de Giorgio Segato – Galerie Arte Struktura – Milan
- 2001 : Nouvelle perspective internationale, Forum Omegna (NO)
- 1997 : Constructivisme, concrétisme, cinévisualisme et nouvelle visualité internationale, essais critiques d’Alviani, Argan, Belloli, Beringhelli, Fournier, Massironi, Veca – Galleria Arte Struktura – Milan – Italie
- Nouvelle visualisation internationale, Villa Ormond – Sanremo – Italie
- 1996 : Art Builds Europe – Arte Struktura – Palazzo Economo – Trieste – Italie
- 1993 : Pionniers, protagonistes et défenseurs du constructivisme international et du cinévisualisme – Arte Struktura – Milan – Italie
Public collections
- The Museum of Geometric and Madì Art, Dallas, Texas,
- Cité des Géométries, Centre Culturel de l’Arsenal, Maubeuge, Francia.
- Sistema Bibliotecario del Comune di Venezia, Verifica 8+1, Venezia, Italia.
- ISMO persona, sviluppo, organizzazione, lavoro, Milano, Italia.
- Collezione Alberto Veca, Milano, Italia.