Berlin Alexanderplatz

(original sold)

Berlin Alexanderplatz. Three paintings from the series “Windows”, oil on wood panel, 35 x 25 cm.

The facade of a building is a sort of skin for it. A dress, a kind of embroidery where the alternation of elements (full and empty, windows, materials, structural and decorative elements) gives a different rhythm every time. In my travels I always wonder if it is possible to discover this rhythm and its variations, and if it is specific for that place, or whether modernity has made us all irreparably the same. But probably behind this interest there is also a sort of voyeurism. Who lives in these rooms? Which eyes glance from there? What kind of stories and tragedies hide in those houses?

This original paintings are available for sale at the price of 360 US$ each one (shipping included). Contact me in case you are interested in more information about my work, the sales prices of individual works, or the availability for work on graphics.

The landfill of Turin

An original piece from the series “The earth seen from the space”, oil on canvas. 50 x 40 cm, 2017.

Original painting sold.

The first time I used Google Earth was fantastic. I could not believe that someone had photographed
the entire planet, and that the exploration of this world was accessible to all. Browsing by chance
I discovered amazing scenery, looking at the city streets from far away I could accomplish
wonderful virtual travels. I discover unexpected color blends at the mouths of the rivers or along
the coast of the sea, shades that make uncertain the border between land and water. The cultivated
fields create a dense mosaic of colors. The view from a great distance reduces the details and makes
possible a new form of representation of the landscape. Basically, the only thing that is changed is
the point of view.

Brasilian Carnival

CARNIVAL - from the series “Please do not kill butterflies”, pins and oil on paper, 34 x 47 cm, 2017. ORIGINAL SOLD.

http://www.federicocortese.com/2017/11/02/new-butterflies-in-town/