Untitled. Trame (Animal)

Techniques: frottage, wax crayons, washi paper. 

Untitled.Trame (Animal) is an artwork of the series Untitled.Trame composed of three works created with frottage technique.

The textures that cover the surfaces are obtained by rubbing the wax crayon in correspondence where a linoleum matrix engraved was affixed under the surface of the paper. The matrix was moved over the entire area of the paper in such a way as to cover the entire surface.

As far as the creation of these works is concerned, it is an attempt to combine printing and gestures: the matrix is the principle of seriality, while the hand instead brings imperfection and chance. The elements on the surface are repeated but all in different ways, creating many different copies. The principle with which these works were created is simple, the repetition. The result instead is a complex texture whose uniformity - given by a semi-mechanical gesture, repetitive and not creative (the movement of rubbing the wax crayon) - is instead linked to the aesthetic choice governed by the eye and the mind.
Even in their apparently complete abstraction, our mind will try to encode these abstract motifs... the eye gets lost in search of inspiration and real sensations. This is because it’s inherent in human nature to look for a meaning where it is possible, a clear link with reality and with known emotions. People do that with the 5 senses and the ideas that they master, the result of a set of memories, cultural legacies, acquired skills and different emotions. In front of these works we are faced with images in which the absence of recognizable elements refers any kind to reality. In conclusion, in these works I see both simplicity and complexity, not only an evident aesthetic aspect but also a laborious mental fact.