About
Metalli preziosi is the work of Tania Metalli, a nomadic artist and designer of etruscan/roman origins, now based in London.
Metalli preziosi means precious metals and it plays a double meaning, referring to Tania's surname and her predilection for metallic colours.
“I consider my art a mirror that reflects images from my inner world.
Through my work I'm able to explore that world and bring back pictures of symbols and of the creatures that inhabit it.
I have been painting these creatures for over twenty years now, and they have changed with time, and me with them.
My first creative interest was photography and fashion. I worked as a free-lance photographer for sometime before deciding to commit all my creative energy to drawing and painting.
Until then I considered my artworks as something very personal, a kind of psychological exercise, therapeutic in some way.
I think my passion for photography and fashion is still expressed in my painting. I just stopped taking pictures of the outside world and concentrated on the internal one.”
