Giovanni Smedili
Curator and Director
Association Roberta Smedili
"Penelope Oakley is a typical example of an artist that demonstrates how art can be experienced through various forms. I have known her by chance on the internet, connecting through an international artists network and since then she has become a leader in events that Association Roberta Smedili carries out for Unicef. Penelope is an eclectic artist and lover of her graphic discoveries that she is able to transfer on many different surfaces. In this way her visions become artworks, able to give to those who admire them a sense of old and new at the same time.
What are we looking at?
An alien who came to meet us from far away or a medieval warrior dressed up with his bright armour?
What are we looking at?
A woman from the future or a statue from an old time?
The portrayed character is freed from its outer shell and shares with the curious and fascinated observer all the inner strength he has, flying together towards what could be a daydream.
All the Artworks are wonderfully embellished with gold and silver colours, strobe lights and transparancies that surprise the spectator, and they make him a witness of what could be the future in a future not so far away."