Ian Bertolucci
ArtMX Artist
Ian Bertolucci
Photorealistic oil painting from Italy
Ian Bertolucci is from Italy. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara and graduated in 2019 in painting and visual arts.
He is known for ultra-realistic oil paintings of everyday objects: gummy bears, and balloons shaped into stars, dinosaurs and hearts. Rich color, strong light and deep shadow give his subjects a sense of depth that makes viewers look twice.
Rhythm and repetition run through his work. Today he studies fluid, shiny and see-through materials, like the gleam of a gummy bear or the sheen of a balloon. He often returns to the same subject under new light and from new angles.
In his words: “My inclination for repetition is rooted in my neurodiversity. Such rituals fulfill a deep-seated need within me. Through revisiting the same subjects, I am granted a structured canvas to explore space, light, and colors.”
On ArtMX
Bertolucci's pieces surface through the Vault under The Stitched in Oil Collection.