Abbondanza (2023) explodes with unrestrained emotional energy, marking Stefano Contiero’s most exuberant exploration of gestural expression within algorithmic art. This collection of six works fully embraces what the artist calls “the ecstasy of existence,” creating compositions of overwhelming visual richness that channel raw human emotion through computational processes.
Where Jackson Pollock’s drip paintings embodied singular, unrepeatable gestures, Abbondanza finds ecstasy in accumulation, building infinite algorithmic strokes toward overwhelming intensity. Vibrant palettes ranging from deep crimsons and acid yellows to electric aquas and burnt oranges create surfaces that feel almost sculptural while remaining distinctly digital. This approach connects to the raw chromatic explosions of CoBrA artists like Asger Jorn, where dense, unruly mark-making embodied primal creative energy, yet distinguishes itself through computational logic rather than physical gesture.
The collection represents the culmination of Contiero’s gestural lineage: where Foga (2019) first channeled untamable passion and Tensione (2020) transformed suffering into catalyst, Abbondanza embodies pure exuberance, art created not to process difficulty but to celebrate life’s overwhelming plenitude. Building upon the harmonic balance explored in Armonia (2022), here explosive energy is released into pure celebratory expression.
Presented through Fakewhale Cross GENERATIVE alongside ten established generative artists, the collection positioned this breakthrough within broader conversations about algorithmic art’s expressive potential. Abbondanza demonstrates that generative art reaches its most compelling form when algorithms serve not technical spectacle but human feeling, transforming computational precision into celebrations of life’s inexhaustible abundance.