Gianni di Rosa italy, b. 1984

Gianni Di Rosa's practice unfolds through fields of action that generate articulated trajectories within a dense and multilayered visual universe. His oil paintings are composed of layers of stories and references, where themes of time, play, history, and myth converge. These elements shape complex narratives steeped in both personal and collective memory—an imaginary realm where different temporal dimensions intersect, and recollections and myths resurface like archaeological fragments. At the heart of Di Rosa’s exploration lies the game of soccer, which functions as an autobiographical device, touching on notions of fracture, identity, and transformation. It also becomes a mechanism for temporal displacement, allowing past and present to collide and overlap. A recurring presence in his work is Mayan iconography—particularly the sacred ballgame (pelota) with its symbolic and religious connotations, and the yellow mask worn by the mythological Hero Twins in their confrontation with the gods of the underworld. Each painting by Di Rosa gravitates around a still, central figure, isolated within a defined space, often set against monochromatic or saturated backgrounds traversed by gradients, architectural fragments, landscapes, and fleeting impressions. His compositions offer a suspended atmosphere, where time folds and narrative layers build a world both intimate and universal.