Play-within-the-play

Venice (Los Angeles), 20 August 2012. The handball court becomes a reflection of a society, and a city, in which appearances have taken over and in which the obsession for aesthetic perfection is leading to a loss of personal authenticity. The orderly and solid structure seems to be indestructible, and is transformed into a stage where the masks worn to conform to social ideals end up hiding the true essence of individuals.  My attempt, by leaving the lines unfinished and a structure that seems to continue beyond the picture, is to lead the viewer to look beyond, ‘behind the scenes’ of the theatre of life, because what we see is only a part of reality. 

The work is part of an artistic research path in which I combine memory, digital technology and painting. After a series of photographic shots, I reconstruct the image using 3D modelling software, associating it with a personal memory of mine. This process allows me to explore and re-elaborate the image, simplifying the details to extract the visual essence of the moment and create a synthetic and balanced composition. I transport this reinterpreted vision into canvas, thus merging the initial memory with digital processing. My intention is to transform these memories into shared visual experiences. By combining digital and traditional techniques, I explore how memory can be reinterpreted and relived, offering unusual perspectives.