
DEEP_Beyond the Surface
“Art does not reproduce what is visible, but makes visible what is not always visible.”
— Paul Klee
A work of art today is not limited to what is seen. It is the result of a complex process in which experience, memory, the unconscious, and planning coexist. Even when the gesture appears instinctive, as in abstraction or material experimentation, it is often the culmination of profound research, a vision that takes shape through the artist’s personal language.
From the historical avant-garde to contemporary practices, artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, and Gerhard Richter have opened up new possibilities for interpreting images, demonstrating how art can exist beyond representation, becoming a mental, emotional, and perceptive space.
In this context, DEEP emerges as a meeting place for different languages—painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and design—united by a common striving for research and the creation of something beyond the visible. Representation isn’t necessary to communicate: what matters is the ability to transform an intuition into form, a thought into an image, an experience into matter.
The depth to which the title refers isn’t merely aesthetic, but perceptive. It’s what lies behind the image, what isn’t immediately legible, but what reveals itself over time, in the gaze, in the relationship between work and viewer. It’s in this dimension that contemporary art finds its most authentic strength.
DEEP – Beyond the Surface is not a simple group exhibition, but a curatorial project designed to showcase each artist as if it were a solo show, through a thoughtful approach, a critical vision, and a targeted communication strategy. Participating means entering a professional context where one’s work is carefully monitored, interpreted, and presented, with the aim of building real visibility and concrete opportunities.
WHAT THE PROJECT OFFERS
Each selected artist will be carefully curated, just like a true solo exhibition.
- Dedicated curatorship for each artist
- Personalized critical review
- Promotion on social media and the curatorial website
- Professional exhibition setup
- Possibility of selling works in the gallery and online
- Press office and event communication
- Vernissage
- Event dissemination through digital channels.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
To participate, the following is required:
- Payment of the participation fee
- Submission of a biography and artist profile
- Links to your social media channels
- Completion of the curatorial form and mandate to sell (provided at the time of registration)
- Works complete with suitable supports for installation
Works must be delivered and collected on the days indicated by the organizers, if not sold.
CONTACTS
For information and applications:
Tel / WhatsApp: +39 3339434867
Email: claudia.mantelli@claudiamantelliartcurator Website: claudiamantelliartcurator.com
Participating in DEEP means going beyond the surface of a simple exhibition and becoming part of a project that enhances, interprets, and promotes your work in a concrete and professional way.
Claudia Arch. Mantelli Art Curator





