Marcelo Canevari

“To explore that intersection between the real and the imagined, when the natural environment becomes the stage for ambiguous situations, permeated by a ritual atmosphere or by the intuition that something is about to happen. Drawing on memories, popular tales, and images from childhood, his paintings seek to generate a subtle sense of strangeness, akin to certain traditions of folk horror, where nature ceases to be a backdrop and takes on an active presence.”

Bio

Marcelo Canevari was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He trained and worked as an illustrator of Argentine flora and fauna, taking part in science outreach projects at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia and the National Parks Administration. His work has been selected for the 11th National Painting Prize of the Central Bank of Argentina, the National Visual Arts Awards UADE (13th and 14th editions), and the UNNE Prize. In 2019, he received an Honorable Mention at the Félix Amador Salon and Second Prize in Painting at the National Salon. He has participated in group exhibitions at institutions such as Museo MARCO La Boca, Centro Cultural Recoleta, and the Fountainhead artist residency (Miami).

His pictorial practice is structured around the idea of painting as an open space, where images converse and enter into tension. His works often feature landscapes that at first appear recognizable, yet where something begins to shift. He is interested in exploring that intersection between the real and the imagined, when the natural environment becomes the stage for ambiguous situations, permeated by a ritual atmosphere or by the intuition that something is about to happen. Drawing on memories, popular tales, and images from childhood, his paintings seek to generate a subtle sense of strangeness, akin to certain traditions of folk horror, where nature ceases to be a backdrop and takes on an active presence.