My aim is to mimic pictorial accidents, or occurrences, by replacing altogether the most fundamental medium; in my paintings, in fact, there is no trace of paint yet its presence is still traceable. The explanation to this lies in the long process of combining and then eliminating, one by one, all the media involved in my work at a particular moment in time, until paint itself was no longer needed, for its essence had been transposed onto the other compositional elements of my work, most of all: thread.
'Zeffiretto', thread on linen, 20 x 20cm, SOLD
'The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain',
Thread on canvas, 92 x 92cm
As an important and foremost contingent aspect of my practice, time is essential for the development of my ideas of imitation, however, it becomes the contrasting element of my work, for the execution of a paint drop, which is normally created in seconds, takes much longer when reproduced by stitching its features on canvas.
'The Fountain of Good',
Thread on canvas,
20 x 20cm, SOLD
I wanted to use paint's density and texture, but without actually painting.
'The Fountain of Good',
Thread on canvas,
20 x 20cm, SOLD
I wanted to use paint's density and texture, but without actually painting.
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