Kristoffer Ardeña
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Davide D'Elia
Davide D'Elia is an Italian artist who coats found objects with antifouling paint to explore material change, preservation, and surface effects.
Davide D'Elia quick facts
Davide D’Elia uses marine antifouling paint as material and metaphor in installations that contrast aging found objects with newly painted surfaces.
| Full name | Davide D'Elia |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 · Cava de' Tirreni, Italy |
| Died | — |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Movements | Conceptual art |
| Paint types | Antifouling paint · Acrylic paint |
| Other media | — |
| Other materials | — |
| Painting surfaces | Found furniture, fabrics, canvas, metal objects, Plexiglass, interiors, and other existing objects |
| Painting methods | Partially covers aged or changing materials with uniform painted fields to contrast preservation with natural deterioration |
| Common subjects | Time, deterioration, preservation, memory, found objects, and altered interiors |
| Notable works | Fluo Tante 00 · Fluo Riana · FRESCO |
Sources: ABC ARTE biography, ABC ARTE bibliography and practice notes, Port Tonic Art Center: Davide D'Elia's works, NOS Production: FRESCO, Artsy: Fausto, and Designboom: Antivegetativa.
Paint types used by Davide D'Elia
D’Elia applies antifouling boat coatings to found frames and painted objects, while acrylic appears in other works; records distinguish these practices.
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Antifouling paint
In the FRESCO project, D’Elia used antifouling boat paint on salvaged frames and canvases, bringing a functional marine coating into an art context. Gallery and project records identify the coating and the found supports. This is a specific material choice, distinct from the acrylic used in his other painted works.
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Acrylic paint
D’Elia also uses acrylic in works documented by gallery and exhibition records; it is distinct from the antifouling coating used in FRESCO. The acrylic appears across assembled paintings and painted objects. These sources document the medium in his practice without implying that it is the paint used in every installation.
Sources: ABC ARTE biography, ABC ARTE bibliography and practice notes, Port Tonic Art Center: Davide D'Elia's works, NOS Production: FRESCO, Artsy: Fausto, and Designboom: Antivegetativa.
Painting surfaces used by Davide D'Elia
Collection records document wood and fabric in Davide D'Elia’s practice, and each row links a support to a named object and its recorded materials.
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Wood
D’Elia incorporates found wooden furniture into painted installations, preserving the object’s existing form as part of the composition. Gallery documentation describes these works as assemblies rather than conventional canvases. Wood therefore functions as both a support and an existing object within his constructed environments.
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Fabric
D’Elia uses fabric as a support and as part of assembled painted environments. Exhibition records document cloth and textile elements alongside furniture and other found materials. This flexible surface differs from the hard panels and metal objects in his installations, and the sources identify it as part of the work’s construction.
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Canvas
D’Elia’s paintings include canvas among a wider range of found and constructed supports. Gallery records document canvases incorporated into the FRESCO project, where antifouling paint connects the textile support with salvaged frames. This specific use differs from his painted furniture and assembled objects.
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Metal
D’Elia paints metal objects and incorporates them into installations, according to gallery documentation. The rigid found objects remain recognizable elements within the assembled work, rather than neutral panels. This surface is distinct from canvas and fabric and belongs to his use of everyday materials.
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Plexiglass
Plexiglass appears in D’Elia’s installations as a transparent assembled material. Exhibition records document the plastic sheet within constructed environments, where its transparency differs from opaque wood or fabric supports. The source supports its use as part of the work’s structure, without assuming every Plexiglass component is painted.
Sources: ABC ARTE biography, ABC ARTE bibliography and practice notes, Port Tonic Art Center: Davide D'Elia's works, NOS Production: FRESCO, Artsy: Fausto.
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