From the series “The color of memory”, oil on
paper, 21 x 15 cm, 2016.
These works come from some thoughts about classical sculpture. We know
that the sculptures were originally colorful, and that the Egyptian, Greek, and
Roman cultures, but also the pre-Columbian cultures, favored, to decorate them,
very bright colors. But the passage of time has given us these sculptures predominantly
white, so, from the Renaissance until today, the sculptural representation of
man is almost always monochrome. And it is interesting to think that if by some
historical accident, the same thing had happened with painting, today we would
paint with one color, and we would find it quite natural, just as the monochrome
sculptures seem entirely correct. Obviously this reasoning should be much more
complex, but for me it was only the starting point for a reflection on the way we
perceive reality, and what is that influences it. Looking for an expedient that
makes it look colorful something that is not.
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