Vertumnus and Pomona

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Beatrice Gioè

The Artwork: The myth of Vertumnus and Pomona celebrates the love between two lovers and the deep bond between humankind and the earth, which, when entrusted to skillful hands, reveals itself to be fertile and generous with its fruits. Narrated by Ovid in the Metamorphoses and reinterpreted over the centuries in both painting and sculpture, this allegory resurfaces today in the Chianti landscape through a new pictorial interpretation, suspended between the canons of classical tradition and the expressive possibilities of digital painting. Colors, shapes, and visual fragments intertwine like a mosaic, merging with the sinuous bodies of the Latin goddess and the Etruscan god in a composition that celebrates the harmony between human beings and nature, evoking a prosperous, vital, and lush world. The two figures also draw inspiration from the academic studies of the Swiss photographer Gaudenzio Marconi (1841–1885), who was also well-known for his collaboration with Auguste Rodin.

Biography: Beatrice Gioè (Florence, 2003) is a young Florentine painter. After graduating from the Liceo Artistico di Porta Romana, she pursued her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, graduating with the highest honors, where she currently continues her artistic research. Her painting practice develops around the language of figurative narrative, blending an interest in classical techniques and manual craftsmanship with contemporary digital experimentation.