work
Relic
| category | Painting |
| subject | Abstract |
| tags | disegno, astrattismo, anatomia |
| base | 60 cm |
| height | 60 cm |
| depth | 0 cm |
| year | 2023 |
This work originates from an instinctive drawing process in which the image is not planned in advance, but gradually emerges through the accumulation of gestures. I work very close to the surface of the paper, focusing on small portions at a time and allowing marks, traces, and material to settle without having a clear view of the entire composition while the drawing takes shape.
In this case the image developed as a constellation of abstract forms suspended within a central field. Although they were not intentionally conceived as anatomical fragments, some shapes began to evoke traces of a body — bones, organic residues, or biological structures — as if they belonged to an unknown organism. The composition therefore oscillates between pure abstraction and the natural tendency of the viewer’s gaze to recognize familiar forms.
The darker area surrounding the central field functions almost like a container or threshold, isolating the inner space as if it were a place of observation or preservation. Within this space the forms appear suspended, like fossilized traces or remnants of something that once lived.
The title Relic arises precisely from this suggestion: what we see is not a body, but perhaps its residue — the visual memory of a presence transformed into a trace.
Mixed media on paper.
Unique piece.
Variable support.
In this case the image developed as a constellation of abstract forms suspended within a central field. Although they were not intentionally conceived as anatomical fragments, some shapes began to evoke traces of a body — bones, organic residues, or biological structures — as if they belonged to an unknown organism. The composition therefore oscillates between pure abstraction and the natural tendency of the viewer’s gaze to recognize familiar forms.
The darker area surrounding the central field functions almost like a container or threshold, isolating the inner space as if it were a place of observation or preservation. Within this space the forms appear suspended, like fossilized traces or remnants of something that once lived.
The title Relic arises precisely from this suggestion: what we see is not a body, but perhaps its residue — the visual memory of a presence transformed into a trace.
Mixed media on paper.
Unique piece.
Variable support.
