Mostra Personale di Domenico Iervasi

From June 12 to June 18, 2026, Medina Art Gallery presents the solo exhibition of Domenico Iervasi, "Equilibrium," curated by Larisa Medina at Via Merulana 220, Rome. The opening event will take place on Friday, June 12, at 6:00 PM, at the gallery, featuring a presentation by Larisa Medina. In "Equilibrium," Domenico Iervasi invites the audience to reflect on the meaning of seeking equilibrium, both internal and in relation to societal projections and expectations. The exhibition unfolds as an intuitive exploration of balance, where personal expression and external perception are engaged in continuous negotiation.

At the core of Iervasi’s practice lies the human figure, rendered with surprising precision and intensity. Faces and bodies emerge with an almost hyper-real clarity, often confronting the viewer's gaze directly, only to dissolve into fields of gestural color. The figures appear suspended between definition and fragmentation, serving as anchoring points while abstraction expands around them.

Color acts simultaneously as structure and as a disruptive element. Applied through layers and expressive gestures, it surrounds, interrupts, and sometimes cuts through the figure, generating a dynamic tension between control and surrender. This dialogue produces a sense of movement on the pictorial surface, where chromatic intensity contrasts with the calmness and delicacy of the human form.

Throughout the exhibition, equilibrium does not manifest as a state of pacified harmony but as a condition marked by tension, fragmentation, and emotional intensity. In works like "The Girl from Gaza," the subject’s gaze carries a silent yet incisive weight, where innocence and violence coexist in the same visual space. In "The Scream," the body is configured as a site of rupture, as if suspended between containment and release. Even in "Eva," the figure occupies a phase of transformation, negotiating identity, exposure, and self-awareness. These works suggest that equilibrium does not equate to the absence of conflict, but rather with the capacity to simultaneously uphold multiple and often contradictory realities.

Completely self-taught, Iervasi approaches painting as an intuitive process. The works emerge without a predetermined structure, guided instead by emotion and immediate perception. This mode is reflected in the visual language of the exhibition, where precision and spontaneity coexist. At its deepest core, "Equilibrium" embraces the complexity and irregularity of finding balance. It acknowledges that equilibrium is not a fixed or purified state but an evolving process, marked by contradiction, vulnerability, and transformation. Strength and fragility, clarity and ambiguity, external identity and inner truth are not resolved but maintained in tension. Through the interplay of form, color, and gesture, with references to a language close to abstraction, Iervasi invites a direct and sensory experience of this condition.
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