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Italy
Painting, Acrylic on Wood
Size: 24 W x 31.9 H x 1.2 D in
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This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Dido and Clytie). Mythology is one of my main interests, as well as a recurrent theme in my production. One of my most recent mythological paintings is “Diana”. She is a fascinating figure. In Roman mythology, she was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature. She was associated with wild animals and woodland, and had the power to talk to and control animals. Though her Roman independent origin, she was eventually equated with the Greek goddess Artemis. Both were worshipped as the virgin goddess of hunt, childbirth and women. Here I followed Diana’s classical iconography – in fact, she was often depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. We can see her quiver on her shoulders. In torsion with the rest of her body, her face is turned and she fiercely looks at us. Her left hand is leaning on a laurel tree, the symbol of Daphne. This is a subtle reference to Apollo, who in the classical period of Greek mythology is often described as the twin brother of Artemis. On her front, a silver crescent moon reminds us of her link with the most feminine part of nature. As in other my mythological paintings, there is an opposition/combination between the goddess/heroine figure and the background. This latter is colored – in this case I used acrylic paints – whereas both Diana’s features and the laurel tree are drawn with graphite. To add some effects of light on the grey surface of the drawing, I used silver leaf. The leaves of the laurel give a vibrant effect to this work. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.
Original Created:2016
Subjects:Women
Materials:Wood
Styles:Figurative
Mediums:AcrylicGraphiteSilver leaf
Painting:Acrylic on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24 W x 31.9 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:Other
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Transformation, light and the mixing of old techniques with new materials play a leading role in my recent production. The main link between my works is a quest for harmony, an attempt to describe the inner – and sometimes hidden – elegance of trivial matters. Ethereal female figures inspired by ancient Myths, flowers, fruits, peacocks and other pieces of reality are depicted in my bright figurative style that recalls the great tradition of European painting, especially the analytic approach in describing reality that was typical of both Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites. My strokes are normally clean and the images neat, however I sometimes focus on a specific part of a painting, especially when an unexpected element - such as a Plexiglas layer - is inserted into the composition. In this way, the incredible potentiality of oil painting flourishes through the clear lines of a feature, in opposition to the blurriness of another one. My quest towards the soul of things pushes me often toward portraiture, this wonderful game of mirrors where the individuality of the artist merges into the inner self of the model.
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