Houses and stripes

 

Oil on thick paper, 29 x 29 cm (original available for sale - US$ 280)

Oil on thick paper, 35 x 63 cm (original available for sale - US$ 650)

Oil on thick paper, 29 x 29 cm (original sold)

From the series “Virtual model”, 2023. I like to create imaginary worlds. I invent virtual simplified realities, probably the result of travel memories and past experiences. I choose the types of buildings, I place them on a fictitious ground, check the colors of the various parts, the lights, the elements of the landscape. And then I choose a point of view and portray this place of fantasy. The traditional landscape painting has to deal with the atmospheric variables, with the mutability of natural light. Here, on the contrary, not only everything is static, but I can change the various elements at will: add or remove pieces, move something, try the effects of shadows depending on the movement of the lights. But it is a small difference, and also the difference between "real" reality and virtual reality is now small: it has become part of our daily lives, changed our way of perceiving, and somehow has itself become real.

Here are some details of the paintings:

The infinite city

 

An original piece from the series “The infinite city”. Oil on thick paper, 35 x 63 cm, 2023.  

In the contemporary metropolis one can often get the impression that there is no end, edge, limit or border. The city seems to extend in all directions to the horizon, often with monotony and apparent alienating repetitions. However, for those who live in it, the infinite city is not only a source of stress and frustration, but it is often an exciting jungle, a continuous challenge full of possibilities and unpredictable opportunities. In the infinite city we become small and the fear of being crushed can be great, but despite this it irresistibly attracts us, like a siren call.

This original painting is available for sale at the price of 650 US$, 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 castles

 

Oil on thick paper, 25 x 50 cm, 2023. This original paintings are available for sale at the price of 420 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.

Here are some details of the paintings:

The heron and the eel

 

Imaginary natural landscape with animals. Oil on canvas, 120 x 90 cm, 2022.

Memory of Malta

 

An original piece from the series “Houses on the water”, oil on thick paper, 50 x 37 cm, 2021 (original sold).

When, in my holidays, I go to visit a seaside town or a river town, it often happens that I am involved into the classic tourist trip on the boat, or vessel. Such an experience, by definition, is a little superficial: the distance from the coast, the movement, the limited time, all these elements combined together make the perception confused. But at the same time, perhaps for the fact that the focus can not dwell deeply on anything specific, the end of this experience gives a reminder of the whole, that could reveal the spirit of that place. It 's true, the details are confused, the facades of the buildings overlap, we are no longer sure if the front of that palace was on the Grand Canal or the Giudecca, but probably at the end of the journey, that will remain our most intense memory of Venice.

The shop window

Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, 2022. This original painting is available for sale at the price of 1350 US$, 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 graphic

Stratifications

Oil on canvas, 50 x 80 cm, 2023. Cutting a rock reveals an intricate pattern of layers that have sedimented over very long periods of time. The succession of geological eras sees the depositing, one veil after another, of the materials that will create a complicated abstract embroidery. A sort of map is created which embodies the sense of the passage of time and the sense of the substance and of its weight. This original painting is available for sale at the price of 1560 US$, 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.