Withered trees

from the series "Withered trees", oil and pencil on paper. 48 x 32 cm, 2004.

The structure of a tree is simple and curious: some ramifications in the air to catch the light, some branching underground to pick up the food. But branches and roots are similar: both are developed linearly, until at a certain point, following an algorithm written in the genetic code of the plant, they split, bifurcate, or are tripled, growing in space with a progress which will be sensitive to obstacles of soil or climatic conditions of the place.
The drawing of the bare branches and of the roots, flattened by the simplicity of a pattern in pencil, creates an embroidery, an imaginary warping which can be generated countless times, always different.

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Mosaic

"Mosaic". Oil on paper, 50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 inch), 2007. Each artwork is composed with paper cutouts designed and painted individually and then glued on the main sheet. The artworks are available for sale. The price of each one is 300 US$. Don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested in more informations!

Mirko / Medusa

"Mirko / Medusa". Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm, 2014

From the series “Imaginary portraits”:

                                                                                          

A series of very simple small works, almost trivial: each drawing depicts a face and an expression.
Is it possible to create a catalog of all the expressions of the human face? Is it possible to classify all the attitudes that our face can take and give a name to each one? No, obviously, because the expressions are endless, as well as the possible variations in the human physiognomy, so that a certain attitude, worn by different faces, can assume from time to time different meanings. It 'a game in which the variables are too many to govern, a sort of indeterminate equation. But then, what sense can have a job like that? Indeed, it could be interesting to investigate why, who portrays the faces, has chosen these, among all the possible infinite combinations. There are some recurring elements? The expressions are mostly happy, or sad and pensive? The eyes are directed towards the observer, or are they absent, facing something hidden? Eventually, this collection of chromosomes will not be able to describe a kind of genetic code, but it will be something very close to the genetic code of the artist.

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