»Little Treasures / Piccoli Gioielli.
Mostra d’Arte Internazionale
Galleria De’ Marchi, 19b – Bologna (Italy)
8 – 22 Maggio 2010

Over recent years I have curated many exhibitions of fine artwork by individual creators from all over the world. Through the great diversity of individual expression these exhibitions have grown in size and attention and have always been well received by the public and critics alike.

The 2006 show ‘Magic’ at the Castello Estense in Ferrara seemed to re-awaken an awareness of the great traditions of art inherent to Italy and especially Ferrara. The traditionalists with their superb renderings of reality echoed the spirit of Cosmé Tura, while the magic of the metaphysical abstraction, reminded us of Carra and De Chirico.

In 2007 I curated the ‘Spirit – Spirit In Art’ exhibition. This show brought with it a redoubled enthusiasm and further enlightened interchange between the artists, their public and myself.

So, the following two years and within the same castle walls, I saw my tree of art blossom and I was honoured to curate two further great International exhibitions. These shows, ‘Traces of Memory’ (2008) and ‘Imaginary Journeys’ (2009) were both magnificent occasions where genuine and sincere artists from all over the world came to meet and exchange their cultural and aesthetic views.

It was as if a great discovery of emotional and spiritual treasure had been located. As we dug deeper (often far into the night over good limoncello) we knew that there was much more to be unearthed. Our researches culminated in the first ‘Little Treasures’ exhibition held in 2008.

Once again, from my great blossoming tree of art, I have harvested an array of delicate petals. These are happily gathered and proudly presented to you as our second exhibition of ‘Little Treasures’.

I would like to thank all of the artists who have contributed such exquisite creations to this very special exhibition.

Thank you for your interest and I sincerely hope that you will enjoy the show.

Paola Trevisan