The Silence of Emptiness
Painting Exhibition by BITA BOLOUKAT
Monza, 13.01.2025 – On Tuesday, February 4th, the new solo exhibition of BITA BOLOUKAT, a young and inspiring Iranian artist, will open at Manzoni16 exhibition space in Monza.
This show offers a unique opportunity to discover a painter with a remarkable personal journey and a deep artistic sensitivity—one that embraces the beauty of life while expressing it through the fascinating and boundless language of art. Her work stands at the crossroads between the charm of Italian art history and the ancient culture of the Middle East.
*“The creative process behind my paintings is based on translating nature into my own abstract language. In my art, I place great importance on the balance between emptiness and fullness.
White represents emptiness, yet it holds a profound meaning—it reflects the mysterious, invisible, and spiritual side of life.
In these compositions, I have intentionally chosen a limited palette of only a few harmonious colors.”*
(Bita Boloukat)
Rebirth and Beauty
*“I am deeply honored to present Bita Boloukat’s exhibition at the Manzoni16 space in Monza, a place that truly enhances the magnificence of her works and her refined style. My admiration for this artist goes beyond the professional level—it is also a personal appreciation rooted in her rare ability to weave together two cultures that are so different yet equally fascinating: her Iranian heritage, and Italy, her chosen homeland.
Bita Boloukat, born in Iran and educated at the University of the Arts in Tehran, has long been captivated by Italy. This passion eventually brought her to Milan, where she completed her academic studies, graduating in Architecture from the Politecnico. This dual background is reflected in her artistic vision, merging disciplines and sensibilities that might seem distant, yet harmonize beautifully in her work.
Looking at her paintings, we see an exploration of landscapes that are at once real and symbolic. Through her abstract artistic language, Bita transforms the memories of an Iranian village north of Tehran—now vanished—into evocative forms. Each painting becomes a tribute to that ancient architecture, reimagined with a technique that combines acrylic, oil, and gold leaf. These materials, together with the tradition of Āine-kāri—the Iranian art of mirror-cutting—infuse her works with a luminous depth that captivates both the eye and the spirit.”*
Reflection of the Sun in the Sea – by Bita Boloukat
The recurring presence of white in her works is not emptiness—it is essence. It is a spiritual space that embraces both the visible and the invisible, the material and the immaterial. As Wassily Kandinsky once said, “White sounds like a silence that we can suddenly understand.” For Bita, this color becomes a vehicle of introspection, a dimension where memories intertwine with both personal and universal symbols.
Each painting is a journey into the artist’s inner world, a story of rebirth and resilience. Her personal history—marked by moments of rupture followed by powerful growth—emerges through an artistic path that goes beyond representation and invites meditation. Her ability to harmonize opposites—fullness and emptiness, color and light, East and West—is a celebration of the beauty found in cultural encounters, and a testament to art as a universal language.
The large-scale canvases on display at Manzoni16 allow for complete immersion into her world. They open like windows onto an inner landscape, where every detail carries meaning and every element is part of a greater harmony rooted deeply in her sensitive soul.
It is rare to encounter an artist who, like Bita, can combine an innate aesthetic refinement with a deep sensitivity to memory and identity. Her art is never cold or detached; on the contrary, it is an invitation to share emotions, to rediscover the value of one’s roots, and to celebrate the possibility of transformation.
Writing about her is, for me, not only a privilege but also an intellectual and emotional journey—one that leads me to reflect on the power of art to bring together distant worlds. As the great Persian poet Rumi once wrote, “We are all threads of the same weave.” Bita’s works remind us that true beauty lies precisely in the fusion of differences.
Alberto Moioli