Chiara Calore
Chiara Calore approaches Wagner without reverential fear: her cycle dedicated to Siegfried does not illustrate the opera, but with great technical skill she traverses it, challenges it, creating an almost physical engagement with the composer’s vision. In her interpretation, Wagner is not a sonic monument, but a living, unstable material, ready to change form under the weight of painting. The relationship with Wagner is physical, almost muscular. Color works like an orchestra that does not seek harmony at all costs: rips, dissonances, sudden lyrical openings. Her painting becomes time, duration, endurance.
Siegfried scares Mime, the dwarf, with a bear
“The contrast between Siegfried’s imposing strength and Mime’s insecurity is palpable, while the surrounding wilderness comes alive. This moment captures the clash between courage and deceit, between the purity of the young hero and the cunning of the dwarf, in a forest that seems to breathe magic and destiny.”
Siegfried forges the sword
“The atmosphere is charged with tension and concentration as the young hero shapes the metal, symbolizing his heroic destiny and the strength that will accompany him in future exploits. Mime’s presence, even if only hinted at, recalls the deceit and manipulation surrounding Siegfried.”
Siegfried defeats Fafner, the dragon
“The scene is represented in a symbolic and surreal way. At the center, a heroic figure in dark armor holds a small bird symbolizing the defeated dragon. Intense colors and contrasts of light highlight the decisive moment of victory over the dark dragon Fafner.”
Siegfried saves Brünnhilde
“The scene tensions strength and vulnerability. The leopard and natural elements evoke the primordial power surrounding the story. The chiaroscuro emphasizes the passage from darkness to light, captivity to freedom, enchantment to reality, giving form to the transformative power of love.”
Biography
Chiara Calore (Abano Terme, 1994) lives and works in Venice. She is a painter who moves in territories of contamination. Her language arises from dialogue with the web, photography, fairy tales, and myth. Her references draw primarily from the lessons of art history and the visionary representation of the natural and animal world. Her gaze is unsettling, even enchanting, at times dense with unease, but always rooted in the present.
