Peroni Ilario, a 50-year-old Italian artist and self-described dreamer of images, has cultivated a lifelong love for creative expression. From an early fascination with pencils, colors, and comics, his artistic journey expanded to encompass the vast worlds of music, cinema, painting, and sculpture. Peroni’s work is deeply personal, offering a raw and emotive representation of his inner feelings and the shifting landscapes of daily life. Rooted in abstraction, his art invites viewers to explore their own interpretations, embracing the tension between simplicity and complexity, and offering an unmeasured, boundless realm of expression. In this interview, Peroni shares his thoughts on inspiration, materials, and the interplay between his art and the world around him.
Can you tell us who you are?
Peroni Ilario, fifty years old, Italian, dreamer of images.
How did your relationship with art begin?
Love from an early age for pencils and colors and from comics to curiosity for art.(music, cinema, painting, sculpture)
How do you define your art?
My art is a representation of my feelings and the situations that surround me day by day.
You make abstract works, are there any difficult aspects of this?
For me, abstract shapes fill the unlimited spaces of the moving image.
What inspires you to start a piece—an idea, a feeling, or something else entirely?
Sensations and images that struck me.
How do you want viewers to interact with or interpret your work?
I leave everyone their own spontaneous way of approaching.
Do you see your art as a form of storytelling, or is it more about evoking emotions or ideas?
Emotions.
How do you approach the tension between simplicity and complexity in abstract art?
I find the abstract a dimension without measurements. Just an
expression.
How does the medium or material you choose shape the meaning of your work?
The choice of materials and shapes is almost always at the moment.
Who or what has influenced your approach to art?
The first approaches were comics, and they still attract me.
How does your work respond to or challenge societal or cultural norms?
My works are suspended.
Do you see a connection between your art and other disciplines, like philosophy or science?
I find a connection between my works and the interest in looking inside/outside or rather confronting the world.
What’s a question about your work you wish people would ask but rarely do?
Nothing in particular, I let you look and imagine....
What do you think about the digital world? Does it contribute to your art?
I don't have much feeling with the digital world.
How would you define your art in one sentence?
Heart and Blood.