Paolo Ferroni, I graffi del tempo

Art, nature, and a pinch of Mediterranean magic: from July 13 to July 18, 2026, Rome will host the solo exhibition of Paolo Ferroni, "The Scratches of Time Written in the Memory of Granite," in the enchanting setting of the Cloister of San Salvatore in Lauro.

An appointment to mark in your agenda for those who love art that does not merely decorate but tells stories, evokes emotions, and invites you to see the world with new eyes.

The inauguration is scheduled for **Monday, July 13, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, at Piazza San Salvatore in Lauro 15**. The exhibition will then be open for visits from Tuesday, July 14 to Saturday, July 18, every day from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

A native Roman born in 1953, Paolo Ferroni has built over the years an intense and recognizable artistic journey, where reality meets abstraction and landscape becomes much more than a simple backdrop. After training at the Artistic High School of Via Ripetta and the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, with masters like Franco Gentilini, Arnoldo Ciarrocchi, and Antonio Del Guercio, Ferroni has created a painting made of matter, color, energy, and vision.

The heart of the exhibition beats in Sardinia, along the eastern granite coasts, from Tancau to Cea. Here, among wind-carved rocks, caves, cliffs, and seabeds, the artist finds inspiration to transform the landscape into something deeper: an emotional map, an inner journey, a reflection on the passage of time and its marks.

In his works, granite is never just stone. It becomes memory, skin, a narrative. The rocky surfaces seem to speak, guard secrets, and return to the viewer fragments of nature, life, and transformation. With bold strokes, chromatic layers, and luminous vibrations, Ferroni creates images that capture the gaze and lead it beyond the simple beauty of the landscape.

As critic Piero Zanetov emphasizes, Ferroni's work is a true "art of transformation": a painting capable of evoking emotions through the dialogue between matter, light, and color. In his paintings, nature becomes a mirror of the soul, a passageway, a symbol of strength and fragility.

But there is also a very current message. The artist’s research revolves around the theme of Nature-Archè, an invitation to rediscover a more authentic relationship with the environment and to reflect on the need to protect it. Because nature, in Ferroni's works, is not only to be admired: it is to be listened to, respected, and defended.

Curated by Cinzia Cotellessa, with a critical presentation by Prof. Piero Zanetov, the exhibition offers the public an intense and poetic visual experience, perfect for those seeking a close encounter with an art capable of uniting beauty, emotion, and awareness.
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