This January, Escat Gallery presents ‘Il Giardino’, a solo exhibition by Mirko Baricchi (La Spezia, Italy, 1970). The exhibition will open at the Escat Gallery Sarrià space on January 15 and will be open for viewing until February 28, 2026.
Escat Gallery Sarrià
‘Il Giardino’ (the garden) is a space in constant transformation, guided by the changing seasons. Each cycle offers a new perspective: from the blossoming flowers in spring to the quiet retreat of autumn, from the winter stillness to the exuberance of summer. These changes mark the natural rhythm of the garden, much like they reflect Baricchi’s artistic cycles, where he intertwines his works behind layers of oil or pastel that are added and subtracted, just like the seasons that transform the landscape.
Through his canvases, woods, and papers, the Italian artist invites us to immerse ourselves in a cosmos where every stroke, every pictorial gesture, every color is an interpretation of these moments of transition, transformation, and stillness. It becomes a space not only physical, but also a meeting point between nature, time, and introspection.
Beyond the representation of flowers, trees, forests, or small rodents, the garden emerges as a refuge. The colours in Baricchi’s oil palette, greens, ochres, and earthy tones, become the elements that reveal the soul of the garden and create an introspective universe.