Mauro Bergonzoli - DETAILS 2018

S. 3
Interview with
the Artist
When did you first know you
are an artist?
My father was an engraver. One
day when I was 2 years old, he
drew a Donald Duck figure on
my bedroom wall. All I remember
since that moment is that I began
drawing everywhere I went, in
school, at home, in my head. I
haven’t stopped since.
How do you feel when you
paint?
I feel like I’m doing what comes
naturally to me. It’s something I
need to do. It’s a necessity for
me, like breathing.
What is your creative process?
First I see an image in my head.
Then I transfer or download this
image onto my canvas with paint.
When do you know a painting
is finished?
When the painting matches the
image I had in my head before
I began, when there is nothing
else to add, then I know it’s
perfect. Sometimes I need to
let a canvas rest for weeks or
months, sometimes years before
finishing it.
What is the most challenging
aspect of your profession?
Corruption in the art market.
And the most pleasurable?
Having art collectors who adore
and enjoy what I produce. I love
how they recognize that art is an
investment in beauty and pleasure
and not simply a money game.
Do you have a favourite painting
subject?
I love beautiful women, old-timers,
nature...whatever I find beautiful,
I like to paint.
Which artists, living or dead,
have influenced your style?
Masters of their craft like Picasso,
Matisse, Monet, Canaletto. I admire
those great artists who really
knew how to paint in any style,
realistic or abstract.
When you’re not painting, what
do you enjoy most?
When I’m not painting I sometimes
think about what I will paint
next. Sometimes I just work in
my garden or play the guitar
and in my head I pick my next
painting subject. Actually, I’m
always painting.
How would you describe your
art collectors?
They are intelligent people who
are able to recognize what they
like. They know exactly what
they want and how they want it.
My art collectors have special
taste and enjoy the fruits of their
labour.
Why did you choose to live and
work in Bavaria, not Milan?
True Love brought me to Bavaria.
My Muse is Bavarian.
Where do you see yourself in
10 years from now?
I see myself still painting and
doing what I am doing today. I
also see my work represented
in many more private and public
art collections around the globe.