"HI!

I AM IRENE BASSO.
FROM ITALY, BASED IN PORTUGAL, I AM A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER SINCE 2018.
I STUDIED HISTORY OF ART IN FLORENCE, THEN I CANALIZED STUDIES AND WORK ON FASHION DESIGN, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MARKETING.
WHEN I MOVED IN LISBON, IN 2018, THE CITY ALLOWED MY REALIZATION AS FULL-TIME VISUAL ARTIST AND INDEPENDENT PAINTER.
SELF-TAUGHT ABOUT MY STYLE AND TECHNIQUE, I STUDIED DEEPLY THE WORK OF MY FAVOURITE GREAT MASTERS, EXPRESSIONISTS, SURREALISTS, NAIF AND SYMBOLISTS OVER THE OTHERS.
THE PURPOSE OF MY ART IS TO COMMUNICATE, TO EXPRESS, TO CREATE METAPHORS, TO STIMULATE ONIRIC FEELINGS OR CELEBRATE BEAUTINESS AND NATURE.
SOME OF MY MAIN THEMES ARE DUALISM OF REALITY, CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMAN BEING AND NATURE, EXPLORATION OF ONIRIC AND SUBCONSCIOUS DIMENSIONS.
MY WORK TRY TO CREATE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE FREE PERSONAL EXPRESSION THAT I NEED TO EXPERIENCE WHILE I AM PAINTING, AND THE DESIRE TO AWAKE, THROUGH MY IMAGES, AN INNER DIALOGUE OR FEELINGS IN THE OBSERVER.
MY PURPOSE IS ALSO TO TRANSFORM THE SUBJECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL INSPIRATION INTO AN UNIVERSAL CONCEPT.
MY FUNDAMENTAL MEDIUM IS ACRYLIC, BUT I LIKE TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, SUPPORTS, MATERIALS, PATTERNS.
ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPRESSION THROUGH PAINTING ARE NOURISHMENT OF MY ARTISTIC JOURNEY.
THIS IS WHY I CREATE VERY DIFFERENT IMAGES AND COLLECTIONS.
MY PALETTE IS INTENSE AND MY PAINTINGS USUALLY COLORFUL.. I PREFER NATURAL INSTEAD ARTIFICIAL TONES.
I WORKED UNTIL NOW AS INDEPENDENT ARTIST ON PRIVATE
COMMISSIONS, SELLS ON-LINE, MARKETS AND EVENTS, COLLABORATIONS WITH SOME SHOPS OR ART CENTERS (ONE OF THE LONGEST AND STILL EXISTING COLLABORATION IS WITH P.A.C - PORTUGUESE ART CENTER IN LISBON)."