Fable review

Fable exhibition  Mads Milano

If we think about it, many fairy tales begin with the protagonist entering a wood or a forest. In this sense, the fairy tales of Hansel and Gretel, Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood are emblematic. Or, however, the forest is the place where fundamental events take place for the continuation of history. Let’s think, for example, even just of Snow-White or Rumple. The forest is therefore a fundamental element for the development of many fairy tales and stories of the cultural tradition of almost all countries in the world. In fairy tales, however, the forest almost always refers to a dark place, in which to be afraid. Instead, the artist Varda Levy represents truly fairytale woods and landscapes in her works, which convey a sense of peace and tranquility, as if we were already in the “happily ever after”. The fantasy of imagining magical and fairytale places guided the artist in the creation of these works, just as the title of the work “Fantasy” tells us. Colors are the undisputed protagonists of all the works, spread with large brushstrokes shaded in the various shades of the woodland vegetation. In “Fantasy” we find ourselves at the entrance to a forest, where the light makes its way through the leaves, we are about to enter, walking on a path of red ground. In “Purple”, on the other hand, a clearing of purple flowers suddenly opened before our eyes: a spot of intense color between the branches of brown trees. Finally, in “Pink” we are faced with a beautiful hill covered with beautiful pink flowers and it really seems to be in a magical world, almost fairy..