Italian Contemporary Artist — Versailles, France
Benedetta
Benassi
Bringing emotions into color, form and space.
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I am an Italian contemporary artist based in Versailles, whose international journey between Brazil, Hong Kong and Singapore has infused every one of my creations. Originally from Italy, I lived on three continents and draw my inspiration from the countries and cultures that form part of my inner world.
For many years my world was made of words — press releases, communication strategies, storytelling for others. Then, one day, I felt the need to tell my own story, this time not through words but through colour, layers and emotion. That's how painting entered my life: first as an instinct, then as a revelation.
My palette often carries gold, pink, green and metallic shades — acrylic colour and paste on canvas, mixed media, built in layers that enhance depth and let materials, light and form speak to one another.
"I paint from the perspective of an expatriate woman. Every canvas reflects the emotional bonds I have formed with the places I have lived in — their atmospheres, their colours, the memories they left within me."— Artist's Statement
Cascading petals rendered in thick acrylic relief. Wisteria, amethyst, peony — flowers become a vocabulary for memory, tenderness, and the delicate line between control and chaos.
Versailles, where I live, is a constant source of inspiration — its gilded ornament, its particular light. Gold leaf and metallic pigment are layered into acrylic paste, a slow dialogue between matter and reflection.
Brazil and South Asia left a strong imprint on my mind. Rather than depict landscapes directly, these works translate natural rhythms — organic movement, filtered light, the quiet intensity of tropical nature — into layered abstraction.
I love adding texture to my work — acrylic paste, gold leaf and mixed media, carefully layered onto the canvas to build depth, and a dynamic interaction between material, light and form.
AperArte is a multidisciplinary concept I co-created with jewellery artisan Emilia Fusi and gastronome Elisabeth Licciardi — an evening where painting, jewellery and food enter into dialogue. My canvases become the starting point: their colours and textures directly inspire the jewellery and the dishes served.
Held in Versailles in a spirit that is profoundly Italian and resolutely contemporary, each edition is a celebration of art de vivre — a moment suspended, where colour meets taste, and creativity meets conviviality.
