The Conde de Godó Tennis Tournament x ART
The Art Büro is pleased to present the first artistic initiative of the Conde de Godó Tournament in Barcelona, a project aligning this prestigious event at the oldest tennis club in Spain with the local art world.
Sport and art are two of the most universal languages, enabling us to connect and communicate across borders, cultures and generations. In addition, both have a necessarily social dimension, inviting us to connect and communicate with each other.
With this idea as a backdrop, the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona– 1899, opens the doors to contemporary art through The Art Büro. Initiating an unprecedented dialogue between the world of sport and the world of art, the Real Club offers its members and tournament guests an exclusive and enriching experience.
The Art Büro presents "Godó en 50,000 gotas” by Fabio Camarotta
In collaboration with the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona– 1899, The Art Büro presents "Godó en 50,000 Gotas” (Godó in 50,000 drops). For the occasion, artist Fabio Camarotta has created a series of five paintings, with his unique “Pressed-paints” technique.
Made up of approximately 10,000 droplets of acrylic paint, each of the works reinterprets historical moments and symbols of the Godó Tournament through iconic images from the photographic archive of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona– 1899, to celebrate the tournament’s long and monumental history.
The pieces will be exhibited in the prestigious hospitality area and are available to be purchased exclusively during the event (from April 16 to 24, 2022).
About The Artist:
Originally from Buenos Aires and based in Spain since 2005, Fabio Camarotta has become known for an original pictorial technique that he has titled "Pressed paint" or "pressed paintings". Involving the use of photography, drawing, and acrylic painting, Camarotta's works play with the boundaries between figuration and abstraction. With a passion for the imagery of pop culture and on the occasion of the 69th Godò Tournament, Camarotta uses his technique to recreate iconic images of tennis inspired by historical photographs from the photographic archive of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona– 1899.
The Process Behind “Pressed Paints”
After transferring a photographic image to canvas through pencil drawing, Camarotta subjects the images to a process of “analogue pixelisation”, through their micro-decomposition into thousands of individual cells on a grid.
Then the artist drops drops acrylic paint in various shades of black, white and grey with meticulous precision, onto each of the tiny squares that make up his image, until each one is filled in.
The moment of recomposition of the image occurs when Camarotta places a piece of glass over the canvas, crushing the thousands of drops of fresh paint with his own bodyweight.
After this pressure process, the composition of drops reveals a new, final and irreversible pictorial image - an image that appears abstract and undefined when viewed up close, but which reveals similarities to the photographic original when observed from a distance.
By playing with perception, Camarotta's work involves the viewer in the reconstruction of the image and its figures, evoking - in a contemporary way - the pictorial style of the Impressionists and simultaneously the colour contrasts that characterise the works of the great 19th century masters.
If you would like to know more about the artists’ work, please get in touch - we would love to support you on your art collecting journey. Will you be at the tournament? Pass by and say hello! 🥂🎾
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