Hello I'm Silvia, I'm a freelance illustrator based in Turin, Italy.
I’m fashinated about watercolor technique ‘cause it let me the possibility to illustrate figures, clothes, textile and accessories with an almost gestural calligraphic painting, letting brush strokes and colors defining the shapes.
My research proceeds in this direction.
I love clouds, black cats, forests, and all the strange animals in this world (including people).
Projects
- V A N I S H I N GSilvia Gariglio Sound by Eugenio Mazzetto During quarantine our relationships with ourselves, the physical environment and social interactions have changed. The lack of relationships - I mean face to face - quickly altered the image we have of our body because the idea we have of ourselves is also formed through the eyes of other people. In living isolated, overwhelmed by tension, fear and a sedentary lifestyle, our bodies are undergoing a transformation. Quarantine days slip into one: repetiti
- Exhibition of ancient and rare books in Turin (XXXI/ XXXII Book Fair)Illustration and Poster commissioned by Association Italian Antiquarian Booksellers (ALAI) for the Exhibition of ancient and rare books in Turin (XXXI/ XXXII Book Fair). I was asked for an image able to give brightness and youth for a public outside the world of antiquarian booksellers, which did not necessarily recall the ancient nature of the books on display. The book become a great gateway to a world to be discovered.
- FOODI started painting in watercolor practicing with real life painting, isolating simple elements that would allow me to study colors, volumes, shadows and surfaces more precisely. I started with bottles, books, jars, but my favorite subjects were vegetables, fruits, food and plants right from the start. My fridge immediately turned into a perfect wunderkammer. So I started to create an archive of ingredients in which I try to evoke, throughliquid and transparent watercolor paint, perfumes and the
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Work history
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IllustratorSlowfood Editore
- Turin, ItalyFreelance
I made 250 watercolor illustration for a cook book in which you can find descriptions and recipes of Italian cuisine's symbolic dishes.
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IllustratorAssociazione Piemonte Movie
- Turin, ItalyFreelance
Logo created for a Film Festival in Turin, Italy. The letter G refers to the Mole Antonelliana, a major landmark building in Turin named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. Since 2000, the building has housed the National Museum of Cinema.
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Skills
- Illustration
- Painting Illustration
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Watercolour
- Watercolour Illustration
- Rotoscope