English summary: "In the nowadays map of Italian painting it is hard to find some artists like Carla Tolomeo, so pleased with the privilege of freedom, which implies the creation of her own world, where the shapes and the colors are free from any mutual conditionings. It could seem a paradox to declare it considering Carlina chooses common objects to build her works of art. But in all this lays her own talent" (Matteo Collura). Italian and English text. Photography by Gabriele Ancillotti and Mario De Biasi. Italian description: Catalogo della mostra a cura di Bruno Baglivo presso Vicenzaoro Choice 2009. Il difficile trovare, nell'odierna mappa topografica della pittura italiana, artisti come Carla Tolomeo, cosi appagati del privilegio della liberta, quella di crearsi un proprio mondo, dove forme e colori vivono liberi da reciproci condizionamenti. E puo sembrare paradossale affermarlo, dal momento che Carlina sceglie oggetti di uso comune per costruire le sue opere d'arte. Ma sta proprio in questo il suo specifico genio (Matteo Collura). It is the catalogue of the exhibition directed by Bruno Baglivo at Vicenzaoro Choice 2009. In the nowadays map of Italian painting it is hard to find some artists like Carla Tolomeo, so pleased with the privilege of freedom, which implies the creation of her own world, where the shapes and the colors are free from any mutual conditionings. It could seem a paradox to declare it considering Carlina chooses common objects to build her works of art. But in all this lays her own talent (Matteo Collura). Testi in italiano e inglese di: / Italian and English texts by: Matteo Collura, Dino Menarin, Alexandre Vassilev Foto di: / Photos by: Gabriele Ancillotti, Mario De Biasi